#238596#238596

#238596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.090 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238596
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.07, -21.44, -17.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.07, 27.40, 218.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% -0.0759 -0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.09 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5833, 19.3326, 31.8112)
Luminance	0.1933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238596 #963423

analogous

#23966E #238596 #234C96

triadic

#238596 #962385 #859623

tetradic

#238596 #6E2396 #963423 #4C9623

square

#238596 #6E2396 #963423 #4C9623

split-complementary

#238596 #96234C #966E23

monochromatic

#0C2D33 #175964 #238596 #2FB1C8 #5BC6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#238596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#238596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238596

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238596	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.090 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#238596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238596;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.87,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5698,
    "c": 0.08958,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238596

secondary

#BD6758

accent

#5B43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238596

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

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