#238486#238486

#238486 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.086 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238486
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.19, -26.08, -9.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.19, 27.61, 199.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% -0.082 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.086 197)
XYZ	xyz(13.2455, 18.5795, 25.4378)
Luminance	0.1858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238486 #862523

analogous

#238656 #238486 #235286

triadic

#238486 #862384 #848623

tetradic

#238486 #562386 #862523 #528623

square

#238486 #562386 #862523 #528623

split-complementary

#238486 #862352 #865623

monochromatic

#0A2425 #165455 #238486 #30B4B7 #52CFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#238486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#238486 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238486

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238486	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7387

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.086 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a9',
    500: '#238486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238486;
$custom-light: #6fa8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.212,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5608,
    "c": 0.08578,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.18581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238486

secondary

#B5514F

accent

#4946E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238486

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

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