#238483#238483

#238483 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.086 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238483
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 131)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(179, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 0.8%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, -27.01, -7.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 28.02, 195.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% -0.0834 -0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.086 194)
XYZ	xyz(13.0393, 18.4970, 24.3514)
Luminance	0.1850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238483 #842324

analogous

#238452 #238483 #235584

triadic

#238483 #832384 #848323

tetradic

#238483 #522384 #842324 #558423

square

#238483 #522384 #842324 #558423

split-complementary

#238483 #842355 #845223

monochromatic

#092323 #165453 #238483 #30B4B3 #51D1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#238483 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#238483 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238483

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238483	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238483	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7D83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7384

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238483;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.086 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a7',
    500: '#238483',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238483;
$custom-light: #6fa8a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238483",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.381,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55968,
    "c": 0.08595,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.18499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238483

secondary

#B44E4F

accent

#4648E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238483

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

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