#238998#238998

#238998 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.091 H 209.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238998
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 152)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, -22.87, -16.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 28.02, 215.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% -0.0791 -0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.091 209.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3038, 20.5138, 32.8527)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238998 #983223

analogous

#23986D #238998 #234F98

triadic

#238998 #982389 #899823

tetradic

#238998 #6D2398 #983223 #4F9823

square

#238998 #6D2398 #983223 #4F9823

split-complementary

#238998 #98234F #986D23

monochromatic

#0C2F35 #185C66 #238998 #2EB6CA #5CC9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#238998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#238998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238998

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238998	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)

#7C8499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.091 209.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb6',
    500: '#238998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238998;
$custom-light: #72abb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.692,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58085,
    "c": 0.09108,
    "h": 209.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238998

secondary

#BE6659

accent

#5742E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238998

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

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