#238996#238996

#238996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.090 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#238996
RGBrgb(35, 137, 150)
HSLhsl(187, 62%, 36%)
HSVhsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(76.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LABlab(52.34, -23.52, -15.14)
CIE-LCHlch(52.34, 27.98, 212.76°)
OKLaboklab(58% -0.08 -0.0421)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.09 207.8)
XYZxyz(15.1414, 20.4488, 31.9973)
Luminance0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#238996 #963023
analogous
#23966A #238996 #235096
triadic
#238996 #962389 #899623
tetradic
#238996 #6A2396 #963023 #509623
square
#238996 #6A2396 #963023 #509623
split-complementary
#238996 #962350 #966A23
monochromatic
#0C2E33 #175C64 #238996 #2FB6C8 #5BCAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13
#238996 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09
#238996 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238996
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##238996#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2389961.004.135.095.09
#FFFFFF4.131.0021.0021.00
#0000005.0921.001.001.00
##0000005.0921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D8497
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #238996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.090 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb4',
    500: '#238996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #238996;
$custom-light: #72abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#238996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.783,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58003,
    "c": 0.09043,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#238996
secondary
#BD6358
accent
#5543E5
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238996

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#238996 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva