#238688#238688

#238688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.087 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238688
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 136)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.90, -26.46, -9.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.90, 28.00, 199.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% -0.0832 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.087 197)
XYZ	xyz(13.6602, 19.1835, 26.2706)
Luminance	0.1918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238688 #882523

analogous

#238857 #238688 #235388

triadic

#238688 #882386 #868823

tetradic

#238688 #572388 #882523 #538823

square

#238688 #572388 #882523 #538823

split-complementary

#238688 #882353 #885723

monochromatic

#0A2627 #165657 #238688 #30B6B9 #53D0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#238688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#238688 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238688

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238688	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.087 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a9aa',
    500: '#238688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238688;
$custom-light: #70a9aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.188,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56677,
    "c": 0.087,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.19185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238688

secondary

#B75250

accent

#4946E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238688

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

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