#238970#238970

#238970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.099 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238970
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 112)
HSL	hsl(165, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 18.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -34.84, 5.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 35.23, 171.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% -0.098 0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.099 172.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5619, 19.4170, 18.4119)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238970 #89233C

analogous

#23893D #238970 #236F89

triadic

#238970 #702389 #897023

tetradic

#238970 #3D2389 #89233C #6F8923

square

#238970 #3D2389 #89233C #6F8923

split-complementary

#238970 #89236F #893D23

monochromatic

#0A2820 #175848 #238970 #2FBA98 #53D3B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#238970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#238970 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238970

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238970	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85806F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777672

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.099 172.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eac99',
    500: '#238970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238970;
$custom-light: #6eac99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.294,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56664,
    "c": 0.09889,
    "h": 172.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238970

secondary

#B7516A

accent

#456CE2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238970

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

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