#238389#238389
#238389 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.085 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238389 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 131, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.97, -24.63, -11.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.97, 27.03, 204.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% -0.0796 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.085 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3228, 18.3945, 26.5104) |
| Luminance | 0.1840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.87
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.20
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.27
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.08
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238389 #892923
analogous
#23895C #238389 #235089
triadic
#238389 #892383 #838923
tetradic
#238389 #5C2389 #892923 #508923
square
#238389 #5C2389 #892923 #508923
split-complementary
#238389 #892350 #895C23
monochromatic
#0A2628 #175458 #238389 #2FB2BA #53CCD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#238389 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#238389 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238389
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238389 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238389 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797D8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A7289
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008885
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238389; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.085 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fa7ab',
500: '#238389',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238389; $custom-light: #6fa7ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238389",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 131,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 59.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55935,
"c": 0.08538,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.18396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238389
secondary
#B75751
accent
#4F45E2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F