#238581#238581

#238581 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.087 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238581
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 129)
HSL	hsl(178, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 0%, 3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.35, -28.12, -5.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.35, 28.73, 191.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% -0.0854 -0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.087 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0413, 18.7158, 23.6898)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238581 #852327

analogous

#238550 #238581 #235885

triadic

#238581 #812385 #858123

tetradic

#238581 #502385 #852327 #588523

square

#238581 #502385 #852327 #588523

split-complementary

#238581 #852358 #855023

monochromatic

#092423 #165552 #238581 #30B5B0 #51D1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#238581 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#238581 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238581

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238581	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238581	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7E81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7382

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238581;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.087 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a5',
    500: '#238581',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238581;
$custom-light: #6fa9a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238581",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.551,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56157,
    "c": 0.08698,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238581

secondary

#B54F53

accent

#464DE2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238581

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

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