#238589#238589

#238589 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.086 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238589
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 137)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 2.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.61, -25.65, -10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.61, 27.59, 201.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% -0.0817 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.086 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5940, 18.9369, 26.6008)
Luminance	0.1894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238589 #892723

analogous

#23895A #238589 #235289

triadic

#238589 #892385 #858923

tetradic

#238589 #5A2389 #892723 #528923

square

#238589 #5A2389 #892723 #528923

split-complementary

#238589 #892352 #895A23

monochromatic

#0A2628 #175658 #238589 #2FB4BA #53CED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#238589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#238589 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238589

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238589	1.00	4.39	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C748A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.086 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a9ab',
    500: '#238589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238589;
$custom-light: #70a9ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.353,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56455,
    "c": 0.08643,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238589

secondary

#B75551

accent

#4B45E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238589

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

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