#238797#238797

#238797 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.090 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238797
RGB	rgb(35, 135, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.74, -22.16, -16.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.74, 27.70, 216.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.53% -0.0775 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(57.53% 0.09 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9406, 19.9178, 32.3293)
Luminance	0.1992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238797 #973323

analogous

#23976D #238797 #234D97

triadic

#238797 #972387 #879723

tetradic

#238797 #6D2397 #973323 #4D9723

square

#238797 #6D2397 #973323 #4D9723

split-complementary

#238797 #97234D #976D23

monochromatic

#0C2E34 #175B65 #238797 #2FB3C9 #5BC8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#238797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#238797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238797

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238797	1.00	4.21	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.21	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)

#7A8298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 135, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.090 210.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aab5',
    500: '#238797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238797;
$custom-light: #71aab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.276,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57533,
    "c": 0.09031,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238797

secondary

#BE6658

accent

#5942E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238797

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

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