#238799#238799
#238799 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.091 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 135, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.82, -21.49, -17.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.82, 27.83, 219.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.62% -0.0767 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.62% 0.091 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1044, 19.9833, 33.1919) |
| Luminance | 0.1998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 1.68
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.93
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.94
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.12
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.59
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238799 #993523
analogous
#239970 #238799 #234C99
triadic
#238799 #992387 #879923
tetradic
#238799 #702399 #993523 #4C9923
square
#238799 #702399 #993523 #4C9923
split-complementary
#238799 #99234C #997023
monochromatic
#0C2F35 #185B67 #238799 #2EB3CB #5DC7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#238799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#238799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238799
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238799 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79829A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 135, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.091 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aab7',
500: '#238799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238799; $custom-light: #72aab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238799",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 135,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.153,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57618,
"c": 0.09115,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.19985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238799
secondary
#BE6959
accent
#5B42E6
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80