#238472#238472

#238472 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.092 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238472
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 114)
HSL	hsl(169, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(169, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 13.6%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, -32.00, 1.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 32.05, 176.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% -0.0916 0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.092 177.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9802, 18.0734, 18.7734)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238472 #842335

analogous

#238441 #238472 #236584

triadic

#238472 #722384 #847223

tetradic

#238472 #412384 #842335 #658423

square

#238472 #412384 #842335 #658423

split-complementary

#238472 #842365 #844123

monochromatic

#09231E #165448 #238472 #30B49C #51D1B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#238472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#238472 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238472

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238472	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717273

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00867F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.092 177.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6da89a',
    500: '#238472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238472;
$custom-light: #6da89a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.866,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55385,
    "c": 0.09173,
    "h": 177.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238472

secondary

#B44E61

accent

#4663E1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238472

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

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