#238488#238488

#238488 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.086 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238488
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 136)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.26, -25.45, -10.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.26, 27.39, 201.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% -0.0811 -0.0281)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.086 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3863, 18.6358, 26.1793)
Luminance	0.1864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238488 #882723

analogous

#238859 #238488 #235188

triadic

#238488 #882384 #848823

tetradic

#238488 #592388 #882723 #518823

square

#238488 #592388 #882723 #518823

split-complementary

#238488 #882351 #885923

monochromatic

#0A2627 #165557 #238488 #30B3B9 #53CED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#238488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#238488 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238488

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238488	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7E88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.086 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8aa',
    500: '#238488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238488;
$custom-light: #6fa8aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.376,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56156,
    "c": 0.08583,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238488

secondary

#B75450

accent

#4C46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238488

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

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