#238585#238585

#238585 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.086 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238585
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 133)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 0%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.48, -26.89, -8.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.48, 28.07, 196.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% -0.0835 -0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.086 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.3124, 18.8243, 25.1176)
Luminance	0.1883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238585 #852323

analogous

#238554 #238585 #235485

triadic

#238585 #852385 #858523

tetradic

#238585 #542385 #852323 #548523

square

#238585 #542385 #852323 #548523

split-complementary

#238585 #852354 #855423

monochromatic

#092424 #165555 #238585 #30B5B5 #51D1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#238585 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#238585 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238585

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238585	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238585	1.00	4.41	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7E85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238585;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.086 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a8',
    500: '#238585',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238585;
$custom-light: #6fa9a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238585",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56304,
    "c": 0.08647,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.18826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238585

secondary

#B54F4F

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238585

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

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