#238491#238491

#238491 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.088 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238491
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 145)
HSL	hsl(187, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(187, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.57, -22.56, -14.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.57, 27.04, 213.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% -0.077 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.088 208.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0530, 18.9025, 29.6905)
Luminance	0.1890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238491 #913023

analogous

#239167 #238491 #234D91

triadic

#238491 #912384 #849123

tetradic

#238491 #672391 #913023 #4D9123

square

#238491 #672391 #913023 #4D9123

split-complementary

#238491 #91234D #916723

monochromatic

#0B2A2E #175760 #238491 #2FB1C2 #58C8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#238491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#238491 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238491

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238491	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787F92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697491

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.088 208.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a8b1',
    500: '#238491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238491;
$custom-light: #70a8b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56515,
    "c": 0.08751,
    "h": 208.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238491

secondary

#BB6155

accent

#5744E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238491

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

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