#238787#238787

#238787 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.088 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238787
RGB	rgb(35, 135, 135)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.19, -27.27, -8.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.19, 28.46, 196.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% -0.0847 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.088 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.7283, 19.4329, 25.9444)
Luminance	0.1943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238787 #872323

analogous

#238755 #238787 #235587

triadic

#238787 #872387 #878723

tetradic

#238787 #552387 #872323 #558723

square

#238787 #552387 #872323 #558723

split-complementary

#238787 #872355 #875523

monochromatic

#0A2626 #165656 #238787 #30B8B8 #52D2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#238787 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#238787 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238787

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238787	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238787	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238787;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 135, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.088 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aaa9',
    500: '#238787',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238787;
$custom-light: #70aaa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238787",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56901,
    "c": 0.08769,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.19435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238787

secondary

#B65050

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238787

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

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