#238487#238487

#238487 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.086 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238487
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 135)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, -25.77, -9.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 27.50, 200.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% -0.0815 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.086 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3156, 18.6075, 25.8068)
Luminance	0.1861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238487 #872623

analogous

#238758 #238487 #235287

triadic

#238487 #872384 #848723

tetradic

#238487 #582387 #872623 #528723

square

#238487 #582387 #872623 #528723

split-complementary

#238487 #872352 #875823

monochromatic

#0A2526 #165456 #238487 #30B4B8 #52CED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#238487 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#238487 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238487

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238487	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238487	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)

#7A7E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238487;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.086 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a9',
    500: '#238487',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238487;
$custom-light: #6fa8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238487",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.8,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56118,
    "c": 0.08579,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238487

secondary

#B65350

accent

#4A46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238487

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

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