#238597#238597

#238597 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.090 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238597
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 151)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 11.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.11, -21.10, -17.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.11, 27.47, 219.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% -0.0755 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.09 213)
XYZ	xyz(14.6642, 19.3650, 32.2371)
Luminance	0.1937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238597 #973523

analogous

#23976F #238597 #234B97

triadic

#238597 #972385 #859723

tetradic

#238597 #6F2397 #973523 #4B9723

square

#238597 #6F2397 #973523 #4B9723

split-complementary

#238597 #97234B #976F23

monochromatic

#0C2D34 #175965 #238597 #2FB1C9 #5BC6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#238597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#238597 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238597

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238597	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)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.090 213.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b5',
    500: '#238597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238597;
$custom-light: #71a8b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.31,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57023,
    "c": 0.09001,
    "h": 213
  },
  "luminance": 0.19367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238597

secondary

#BE6858

accent

#5C42E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238597

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

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