#238496#238496

#238496 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.089 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238496
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.76, -20.91, -17.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.76, 27.30, 220.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% -0.0749 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.089 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4471, 19.0601, 31.7658)
Luminance	0.1906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238496 #963523

analogous

#23966F #238496 #234B96

triadic

#238496 #962384 #849623

tetradic

#238496 #6F2396 #963523 #4B9623

square

#238496 #6F2396 #963523 #4B9623

split-complementary

#238496 #96234B #966F23

monochromatic

#0C2D33 #175864 #238496 #2FB0C8 #5BC5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#238496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#238496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238496

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238496	1.00	4.36	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.36	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)

#777F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.089 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#238496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238496;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.391,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56725,
    "c": 0.08946,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238496

secondary

#BD6858

accent

#5C43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238496

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

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