#238480#238480

#238480 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.086 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238480
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 128)
HSL	hsl(178, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(178, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.00, -27.93, -5.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.00, 28.53, 191.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% -0.0848 -0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.086 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8389, 18.4168, 23.2960)
Luminance	0.1842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238480 #842327

analogous

#238450 #238480 #235784

triadic

#238480 #802384 #848023

tetradic

#238480 #502384 #842327 #578423

square

#238480 #502384 #842327 #578423

split-complementary

#238480 #842357 #845023

monochromatic

#092322 #165451 #238480 #30B4AF #51D1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.48

#238480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#238480 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238480

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238480	1.00	4.48	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.48	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)

#7C7D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7381

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.086 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea8a4',
    500: '#238480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238480;
$custom-light: #6ea8a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.526,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55858,
    "c": 0.08637,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238480

secondary

#B44E53

accent

#464DE1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238480

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

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