#238484#238484

#238484 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.086 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238484
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 132)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.13, -26.70, -7.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.13, 27.87, 196.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% -0.0829 -0.0222)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.086 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.1074, 18.5242, 24.7101)
Luminance	0.1853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238484 #842323

analogous

#238453 #238484 #235384

triadic

#238484 #842384 #848423

tetradic

#238484 #532384 #842323 #538423

square

#238484 #532384 #842323 #538423

split-complementary

#238484 #842353 #845323

monochromatic

#092323 #165454 #238484 #30B4B4 #51D1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#238484 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#238484 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238484

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238484	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238484	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7D84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7385

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238484;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.086 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a7',
    500: '#238484',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238484;
$custom-light: #6fa8a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238484",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56005,
    "c": 0.08586,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.18526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238484

secondary

#B44E4E

accent

#4646E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238484

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

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