#238397#238397

#238397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.090 H 215.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238397
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(190, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(190, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.48, -20.04, -18.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.48, 27.31, 222.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% -0.0734 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.09 215.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3930, 18.8226, 32.1467)
Luminance	0.1882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238397 #973723

analogous

#239771 #238397 #234997

triadic

#238397 #972383 #839723

tetradic

#238397 #712397 #973723 #499723

square

#238397 #712397 #973723 #499723

split-complementary

#238397 #972349 #977123

monochromatic

#0C2D34 #175865 #238397 #2FAEC9 #5BC3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#238397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#238397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238397

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238397	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.090 215.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a7b5',
    500: '#238397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238397;
$custom-light: #71a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.345,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56513,
    "c": 0.08986,
    "h": 215.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238397

secondary

#BE6A58

accent

#5E42E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238397

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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