#238993#238993

#238993 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.090 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238993
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 147)
HSL	hsl(185, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.23, -24.50, -13.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.23, 28.00, 208.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% -0.0813 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.09 204.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9029, 20.3534, 30.7413)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238993 #932D23

analogous

#239365 #238993 #235193

triadic

#238993 #932389 #899323

tetradic

#238993 #652393 #932D23 #519323

square

#238993 #652393 #932D23 #519323

split-complementary

#238993 #932351 #936523

monochromatic

#0B2D30 #175B62 #238993 #2FB7C4 #59CCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#238993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#238993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238993

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238993	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.090 204.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abb2',
    500: '#238993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238993;
$custom-light: #71abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.357,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57882,
    "c": 0.08965,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238993

secondary

#BC5F56

accent

#5243E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238993

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

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