#238988#238988

#238988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.089 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238988
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 136)
HSL	hsl(179, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, -27.96, -7.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 29.00, 195.44°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% -0.0863 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.089 194)
XYZ	xyz(14.0807, 20.0245, 26.4108)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238988 #892324

analogous

#238955 #238988 #235789

triadic

#238988 #882389 #898823

tetradic

#238988 #552389 #892324 #578923

square

#238988 #552389 #892324 #578923

split-complementary

#238988 #892357 #895523

monochromatic

#0A2827 #175858 #238988 #2FBAB8 #53D3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#238988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#238988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238988

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238988	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808288

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.089 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70acaa',
    500: '#238988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238988;
$custom-light: #70acaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.412,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57459,
    "c": 0.08898,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.20026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238988

secondary

#B75152

accent

#4547E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238988

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

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