#238779#238779

#238779 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.091 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238779
RGB	rgb(35, 135, 121)
HSL	hsl(172, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(172, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 10.4%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.76, -31.44, -0.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.76, 31.44, 181.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% -0.0914 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.091 181.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8066, 19.0642, 21.0903)
Luminance	0.1907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238779 #872331

analogous

#238747 #238779 #236387

triadic

#238779 #792387 #877923

tetradic

#238779 #472387 #872331 #638723

square

#238779 #472387 #872331 #638723

split-complementary

#238779 #872363 #874723

monochromatic

#0A2622 #16564D #238779 #30B8A5 #52D2C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#238779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#238779 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238779

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238779	1.00	4.36	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817F78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73757A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 135, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.091 181.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eaa9f',
    500: '#238779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238779;
$custom-light: #6eaa9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.6,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56411,
    "c": 0.09144,
    "h": 181.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238779

secondary

#B6505E

accent

#465CE2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238779

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

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