#238494#238494

#238494 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.089 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238494
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 148)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.68, -21.57, -16.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.68, 27.16, 217.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% -0.0757 -0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.089 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2874, 18.9963, 30.9249)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238494 #943323

analogous

#23946B #238494 #234B94

triadic

#238494 #942384 #849423

tetradic

#238494 #6B2394 #943323 #4B9423

square

#238494 #6B2394 #943323 #4B9423

split-complementary

#238494 #94234B #946B23

monochromatic

#0C2C31 #175863 #238494 #2FB0C5 #5AC6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#238494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#238494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238494

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238494	1.00	4.38	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777F95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.089 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b3',
    500: '#238494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238494;
$custom-light: #71a8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.496,
    "s": 61.749,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5664,
    "c": 0.08859,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238494

secondary

#BC6557

accent

#5A43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238494

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →