#238999#238999

#238999 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.091 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238999
RGB	rgb(35, 137, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.45, -22.54, -16.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.45, 28.06, 216.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% -0.0787 -0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.091 210.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3861, 20.5467, 33.2858)
Luminance	0.2055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238999 #993323

analogous

#23996E #238999 #234E99

triadic

#238999 #992389 #899923

tetradic

#238999 #6E2399 #993323 #4E9923

square

#238999 #6E2399 #993323 #4E9923

split-complementary

#238999 #99234E #996E23

monochromatic

#0C3035 #185C67 #238999 #2EB6CB #5DC9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#238999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#238999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238999

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238999	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C849A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7899

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.091 210.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abb7',
    500: '#238999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238999;
$custom-light: #72abb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.136,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58127,
    "c": 0.09145,
    "h": 210.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238999

secondary

#BE6759

accent

#5842E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238999

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

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