#238879#238879

#238879 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.092 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238879
RGB	rgb(35, 136, 121)
HSL	hsl(171, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(171, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 11%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.09, -31.91, -0.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.09, 31.91, 180.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% -0.0925 -0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.092 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9468, 19.3446, 21.1370)
Luminance	0.1935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238879 #882332

analogous

#238846 #238879 #236488

triadic

#238879 #792388 #887923

tetradic

#238879 #462388 #882332 #648823

square

#238879 #462388 #882332 #648823

split-complementary

#238879 #882364 #884623

monochromatic

#0A2722 #16574E #238879 #30B9A4 #53D3C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#238879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#238879 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238879

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238879	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74757A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 136, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.092 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fab9f',
    500: '#238879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238879;
$custom-light: #6fab9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.089,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56677,
    "c": 0.09247,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238879

secondary

#B7505F

accent

#465DE2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238879

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

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