#238987#238987

#238987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.089 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238987
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.83, -28.26, -7.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.83, 29.16, 194.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% -0.0868 -0.02)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.089 193)
XYZ	xyz(14.0100, 19.9962, 26.0383)
Luminance	0.2000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238987 #892325

analogous

#238954 #238987 #235889

triadic

#238987 #872389 #898723

tetradic

#238987 #542389 #892325 #588923

square

#238987 #542389 #892325 #588923

split-complementary

#238987 #892358 #895423

monochromatic

#0A2827 #175857 #238987 #2FBAB7 #53D3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#238987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#238987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238987

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238987	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.089 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aca9',
    500: '#238987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238987;
$custom-light: #70aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.824,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57423,
    "c": 0.08909,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.19998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238987

secondary

#B75153

accent

#4548E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238987

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

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