#238978#238978

#238978 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.094 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238978
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 120)
HSL	hsl(170, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(170, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 12.4%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, -32.66, 0.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 32.67, 178.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% -0.094 0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.094 178.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0273, 19.6032, 20.8629)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238978 #892334

analogous

#238945 #238978 #236789

triadic

#238978 #782389 #897823

tetradic

#238978 #452389 #892334 #678923

square

#238978 #452389 #892334 #678923

split-complementary

#238978 #892367 #894523

monochromatic

#0A2823 #17584D #238978 #2FBAA3 #53D3BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#238978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#238978 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238978

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238978	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838077

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757679

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.094 178.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fac9e',
    500: '#238978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238978;
$custom-light: #6fac9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5691,
    "c": 0.09405,
    "h": 178.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238978

secondary

#B75162

accent

#4560E2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238978

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

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