#238997#238997

#238997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.091 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238997
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.38, -23.20, -15.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.38, 27.99, 214.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% -0.0796 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.091 208.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2223, 20.4812, 32.4231)
Luminance	0.2048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238997 #973123

analogous

#23976B #238997 #234F97

triadic

#238997 #972389 #899723

tetradic

#238997 #6B2397 #973123 #4F9723

square

#238997 #6B2397 #973123 #4F9723

split-complementary

#238997 #97234F #976B23

monochromatic

#0C2F34 #175C65 #238997 #2FB6C9 #5BCAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#238997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#238997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238997

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238997	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.091 208.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb5',
    500: '#238997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238997;
$custom-light: #72abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.241,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58044,
    "c": 0.09075,
    "h": 208.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238997

secondary

#BE6458

accent

#5642E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238997

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

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