#238994#238994
#238994 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.090 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238994 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 137, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 76%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.27, -24.17, -14.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.27, 27.98, 210.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.92% -0.0809 -0.0392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.92% 0.09 205.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9817, 20.3850, 31.1563) |
| Luminance | 0.2039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.28
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.33
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.18
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.31
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.66
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238994 #942E23
analogous
#239466 #238994 #235094
triadic
#238994 #942389 #899423
tetradic
#238994 #662394 #942E23 #509423
square
#238994 #662394 #942E23 #509423
split-complementary
#238994 #942350 #946623
monochromatic
#0C2D31 #175B63 #238994 #2FB7C5 #5ACCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#238994 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#238994 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238994
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238994 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238994 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D8395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7894
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238994; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.090 205.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71abb3',
500: '#238994',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238994; $custom-light: #71abb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238994",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 137,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.841,
"s": 61.749,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57922,
"c": 0.08988,
"h": 205.8
},
"luminance": 0.20387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238994
secondary
#BC6057
accent
#5343E5
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80