#238699#238699

#238699 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.091 H 213.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238699
RGB	rgb(35, 134, 153)
HSL	hsl(190, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(190, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.50, -20.97, -18.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.50, 27.73, 220.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% -0.0757 -0.0506)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.091 213.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9655, 19.7056, 33.1456)
Luminance	0.1971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238699 #993623

analogous

#239971 #238699 #234B99

triadic

#238699 #992386 #869923

tetradic

#238699 #712399 #993623 #4B9923

square

#238699 #712399 #993623 #4B9923

split-complementary

#238699 #99234B #997123

monochromatic

#0C2F35 #185A67 #238699 #2EB2CB #5DC6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#238699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#238699 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238699

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238699	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#78819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 134, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.091 213.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9b7',
    500: '#238699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238699;
$custom-light: #72a9b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.661,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57363,
    "c": 0.09105,
    "h": 213.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238699

secondary

#BE6A59

accent

#5C42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238699

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

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