#238986#238986
#238986 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.089 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238986 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 137, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, -28.57, -6.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 29.33, 193.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.39% -0.0873 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.39% 0.089 192) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9399, 19.9682, 25.6692) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.67
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.13
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.75
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.24
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238986 #892326
analogous
#238953 #238986 #235989
triadic
#238986 #862389 #898623
tetradic
#238986 #532389 #892326 #598923
square
#238986 #532389 #892326 #598923
split-complementary
#238986 #892359 #895323
monochromatic
#0A2827 #175856 #238986 #2FBAB6 #53D3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#238986 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#238986 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238986
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238986 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238986 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808286
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727787
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238986; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.089 192.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70aca9',
500: '#238986',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238986; $custom-light: #70aca9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238986",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 137,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 59.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57387,
"c": 0.08923,
"h": 192
},
"luminance": 0.1997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238986
secondary
#B75154
accent
#454AE2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F