#238495#238495

#238495 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.089 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238495
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.72, -21.24, -17.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.72, 27.22, 218.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% -0.0753 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.089 212.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3669, 19.0280, 31.3435)
Luminance	0.1903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238495 #953423

analogous

#23956D #238495 #234B95

triadic

#238495 #952384 #849523

tetradic

#238495 #6D2395 #953423 #4B9523

square

#238495 #6D2395 #953423 #4B9523

split-complementary

#238495 #95234B #956D23

monochromatic

#0C2C32 #175863 #238495 #2FB0C7 #5AC5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#238495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#238495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238495

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238495	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.089 212.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#238495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238495;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.947,
    "s": 61.957,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56682,
    "c": 0.08901,
    "h": 212.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238495

secondary

#BD6657

accent

#5B43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238495

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

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