#238686#238686

#238686 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.087 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238686
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.84, -27.08, -8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.84, 28.27, 196.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% -0.0841 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.087 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.5193, 19.1271, 25.5290)
Luminance	0.1913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238686 #862323

analogous

#238654 #238686 #235486

triadic

#238686 #862386 #868623

tetradic

#238686 #542386 #862323 #548623

square

#238686 #542386 #862323 #548623

split-complementary

#238686 #862354 #865423

monochromatic

#0A2525 #165555 #238686 #30B7B7 #52D2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#238686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#238686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238686

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238686	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7F86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7587

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.087 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a9',
    500: '#238686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238686;
$custom-light: #6fa9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56602,
    "c": 0.08708,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.19129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238686

secondary

#B54F4F

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238686

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

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