#238979#238979

#238979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.094 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238979
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(171, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(171, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.41, -32.38, 0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.41, 32.38, 179.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% -0.0935 0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.094 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0883, 19.6276, 21.1842)
Luminance	0.1963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238979 #892333

analogous

#238946 #238979 #236689

triadic

#238979 #792389 #897923

tetradic

#238979 #462389 #892333 #668923

square

#238979 #462389 #892333 #668923

split-complementary

#238979 #892366 #894623

monochromatic

#0A2823 #17584E #238979 #2FBAA4 #53D3BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#238979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#238979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238979

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238979	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75767A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.094 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fac9f',
    500: '#238979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238979;
$custom-light: #6fac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.588,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56942,
    "c": 0.09354,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238979

secondary

#B75161

accent

#455EE2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238979

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

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