#238696#238696

#238696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.090 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238696
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, -21.96, -16.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 27.52, 217.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% -0.0769 -0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.09 211)
XYZ	xyz(14.7209, 19.6077, 31.8571)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238696 #963323

analogous

#23966D #238696 #234D96

triadic

#238696 #962386 #869623

tetradic

#238696 #6D2396 #963323 #4D9623

square

#238696 #6D2396 #963323 #4D9623

split-complementary

#238696 #96234D #966D23

monochromatic

#0C2D33 #175A64 #238696 #2FB2C8 #5BC7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#238696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#238696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238696

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238696	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.090 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a9b4',
    500: '#238696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238696;
$custom-light: #71a9b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.348,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57236,
    "c": 0.08974,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.1961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238696

secondary

#BD6658

accent

#5943E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238696

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

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