#238586#238586

#238586 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.086 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238586
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 0.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.51, -26.58, -8.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.51, 27.93, 197.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% -0.0831 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.086 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.3818, 18.8520, 25.4832)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238586 #862423

analogous

#238655 #238586 #235386

triadic

#238586 #862385 #858623

tetradic

#238586 #552386 #862423 #538623

square

#238586 #552386 #862423 #538623

split-complementary

#238586 #862353 #865523

monochromatic

#0A2525 #165555 #238586 #30B5B7 #52D0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#238586 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#238586 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238586

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238586	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238586	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	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)

#7C7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238586;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.086 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a9',
    500: '#238586',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238586;
$custom-light: #6fa9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238586",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.606,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56341,
    "c": 0.08642,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.18854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238586

secondary

#B5504F

accent

#4846E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238586

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

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