#238A80#238A80
#238A80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.092 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238A80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 138, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.94, -30.84, -2.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.94, 30.98, 185.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.44% -0.0912 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.44% 0.092 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6760, 20.0912, 23.5751) |
| Luminance | 0.2009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.11
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.91
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238A80 #8A232D
analogous
#238A4D #238A80 #23618A
triadic
#238A80 #80238A #8A8023
tetradic
#238A80 #4D238A #8A232D #618A23
square
#238A80 #4D238A #8A232D #618A23
split-complementary
#238A80 #8A2361 #8A4D23
monochromatic
#0A2825 #175953 #238A80 #2FBBAD #54D4C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#238A80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#238A80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238A80
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238A80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238A80 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747781
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238a80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.092 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faca4',
500: '#238a80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238a80; $custom-light: #6faca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238a80",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 138,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.175,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57439,
"c": 0.09159,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.20093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238A80
secondary
#B7515B
accent
#4554E3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F