#238594#238594

#238594 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.089 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238594
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 148)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.00, -22.10, -16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.00, 27.29, 215.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% -0.0768 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.089 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4236, 19.2688, 30.9703)
Luminance	0.1927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238594 #943223

analogous

#23946A #238594 #234C94

triadic

#238594 #942385 #859423

tetradic

#238594 #6A2394 #943223 #4C9423

square

#238594 #6A2394 #943223 #4C9423

split-complementary

#238594 #94234C #946A23

monochromatic

#0C2C31 #175963 #238594 #2FB1C5 #5AC7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#238594 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#238594 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238594

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238594	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238594	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788095

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238594;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.089 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b3',
    500: '#238594',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238594;
$custom-light: #71a8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238594",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.965,
    "s": 61.749,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56896,
    "c": 0.08878,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238594

secondary

#BC6457

accent

#5843E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238594

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

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