#238A7A#238A7A
#238A7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.094 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238A7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 138, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 11.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, -32.56, 0.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 32.57, 179.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.24% -0.0941 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.24% 0.094 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2927, 19.9378, 21.5564) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.57
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.84
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.05
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238A7A #8A2333
analogous
#238A47 #238A7A #23678A
triadic
#238A7A #7A238A #8A7A23
tetradic
#238A7A #47238A #8A2333 #678A23
square
#238A7A #47238A #8A2333 #678A23
split-complementary
#238A7A #8A2367 #8A4723
monochromatic
#0A2824 #17594F #238A7A #2FBBA5 #54D4C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#238A7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#238A7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238A7A
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238A7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238A7A | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848179
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76777B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238a7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.094 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fada0',
500: '#238a7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238a7a; $custom-light: #6fada0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238a7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 138,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.68,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5724,
"c": 0.09411,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.19939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238A7A
secondary
#B75161
accent
#455EE3
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#08100E
muted
#7B7F7E