#238981#238981

#238981 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.090 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238981
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 129)
HSL	hsl(175, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(175, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.65, -30.07, -3.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.65, 30.33, 187.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0897 -0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.09 187.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5994, 19.8320, 23.8758)
Luminance	0.1983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238981 #89232B

analogous

#23894E #238981 #235E89

triadic

#238981 #812389 #898123

tetradic

#238981 #4E2389 #89232B #5E8923

square

#238981 #4E2389 #89232B #5E8923

split-complementary

#238981 #89235E #894E23

monochromatic

#0A2825 #175853 #238981 #2FBAAF #53D3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#238981 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#238981 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238981

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238981	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238981	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818181

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737782

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238981;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.090 187.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6faca5',
    500: '#238981',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238981;
$custom-light: #6faca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238981",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.294,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5721,
    "c": 0.09036,
    "h": 187.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238981

secondary

#B75159

accent

#4552E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238981

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

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