#238897#238897

#238897 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.091 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238897
RGB	rgb(35, 136, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.06, -22.68, -16.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.06, 27.84, 215.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% -0.0786 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.091 209.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0808, 20.1982, 32.3760)
Luminance	0.2020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238897 #973223

analogous

#23976C #238897 #234E97

triadic

#238897 #972388 #889723

tetradic

#238897 #6C2397 #973223 #4E9723

square

#238897 #6C2397 #973223 #4E9723

split-complementary

#238897 #97234E #976C23

monochromatic

#0C2F34 #175B65 #238897 #2FB5C9 #5BC9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#238897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#238897 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238897

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238897	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 136, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.091 209.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb5',
    500: '#238897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238897;
$custom-light: #72abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.759,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57788,
    "c": 0.09051,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238897

secondary

#BE6558

accent

#5742E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238897

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

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