#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
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, -23.52, -15.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 27.98, 212.76°)
OKLab	oklab(58% -0.08 -0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.09 207.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1414, 20.4488, 31.9973)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##238996	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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