#238485#238485

#238485 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.086 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238485
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 133)
HSL	hsl(181, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.16, -26.39, -8.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.16, 27.73, 197.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% -0.0825 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.086 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.1761, 18.5517, 25.0722)
Luminance	0.1855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238485 #852423

analogous

#238555 #238485 #235385

triadic

#238485 #852384 #848523

tetradic

#238485 #552385 #852423 #538523

square

#238485 #552385 #852423 #538523

split-complementary

#238485 #852353 #855523

monochromatic

#092424 #165455 #238485 #30B4B5 #51D0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#238485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#238485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238485

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238485	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)

#7B7D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7386

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.086 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a8',
    500: '#238485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238485;
$custom-light: #6fa8a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.612,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.0858,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.18553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238485

secondary

#B5504F

accent

#4846E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238485

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

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