#238796#238796

#238796 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.090 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238796
RGB	rgb(35, 135, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 10%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.71, -22.49, -16.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.71, 27.66, 215.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% -0.078 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.09 209.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8597, 19.8855, 31.9034)
Luminance	0.1989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238796 #963223

analogous

#23966C #238796 #234E96

triadic

#238796 #962387 #879623

tetradic

#238796 #6C2396 #963223 #4E9623

square

#238796 #6C2396 #963223 #4E9623

split-complementary

#238796 #96234E #966C23

monochromatic

#0C2E33 #175A64 #238796 #2FB4C8 #5BC8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#238796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#238796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238796

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238796	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 135, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.090 209.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aab4',
    500: '#238796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238796;
$custom-light: #71aab4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57491,
    "c": 0.08993,
    "h": 209.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238796

secondary

#BD6558

accent

#5843E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238796

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

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