#238989#238989

#238989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.089 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238989
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 137)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, -27.65, -8.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 28.86, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% -0.0859 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.089 195)
XYZ	xyz(14.1521, 20.0531, 26.7868)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238989 #892323

analogous

#238956 #238989 #235689

triadic

#238989 #892389 #898923

tetradic

#238989 #562389 #892323 #568923

square

#238989 #562389 #892323 #568923

split-complementary

#238989 #892356 #895623

monochromatic

#0A2828 #175858 #238989 #2FBABA #53D3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#238989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#238989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238989

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238989	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	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)

#808289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71778A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.089 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70acab',
    500: '#238989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238989;
$custom-light: #70acab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57496,
    "c": 0.0889,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.20055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238989

secondary

#B75151

accent

#4545E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238989

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

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