#238887#238887

#238887 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.088 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238887
RGB	rgb(35, 136, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.51, -27.77, -7.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.51, 28.81, 195.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% -0.0858 -0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.088 194)
XYZ	xyz(13.8685, 19.7133, 25.9911)
Luminance	0.1971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238887 #882324

analogous

#238854 #238887 #235688

triadic

#238887 #872388 #888723

tetradic

#238887 #542388 #882324 #568823

square

#238887 #542388 #882324 #568823

split-complementary

#238887 #882356 #885423

monochromatic

#0A2726 #165757 #238887 #30B9B7 #53D3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#238887 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#238887 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238887

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238887	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238887	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8187

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238887;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 136, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.088 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aba9',
    500: '#238887',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238887;
$custom-light: #70aba9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238887",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.406,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57162,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.19715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238887

secondary

#B75051

accent

#4647E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238887

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

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