#238697#238697

#238697 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.090 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238697
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 151)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.43, -21.63, -17.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.43, 27.58, 218.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% -0.0765 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.09 211.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8017, 19.6401, 32.2830)
Luminance	0.1964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238697 #973423

analogous

#23976E #238697 #234C97

triadic

#238697 #972386 #869723

tetradic

#238697 #6E2397 #973423 #4C9723

square

#238697 #6E2397 #973423 #4C9723

split-complementary

#238697 #97234C #976E23

monochromatic

#0C2E34 #175A65 #238697 #2FB2C9 #5BC7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#238697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#238697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238697

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238697	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.090 211.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a9b5',
    500: '#238697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238697;
$custom-light: #71a9b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.793,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57278,
    "c": 0.09015,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238697

secondary

#BE6758

accent

#5A42E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238697

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

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