#238481#238481

#238481 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.086 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238481
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(178, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(178, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.03, -27.62, -6.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.03, 28.35, 192.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% -0.0843 -0.0178)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.086 191.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9050, 18.4433, 23.6444)
Luminance	0.1845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238481 #842326

analogous

#238450 #238481 #235784

triadic

#238481 #812384 #848123

tetradic

#238481 #502384 #842326 #578423

square

#238481 #502384 #842326 #578423

split-complementary

#238481 #842357 #845023

monochromatic

#092322 #165452 #238481 #30B4B0 #51D1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.48

#238481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.69

#238481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238481

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238481	1.00	4.48	4.69	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7D81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7382

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.086 191.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a5',
    500: '#238481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238481;
$custom-light: #6fa8a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.144,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55894,
    "c": 0.0862,
    "h": 191.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238481

secondary

#B44E51

accent

#464BE1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238481

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

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