#238B71#238B71

#238B71 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.101 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238B71
RGB	rgb(35, 139, 113)
HSL	hsl(165, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 18.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, -35.48, 5.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 35.92, 171.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% -0.0996 0.0143)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.101 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9048, 20.0133, 18.8024)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238B71 #8B233D

analogous

#238B3D #238B71 #23718B

triadic

#238B71 #71238B #8B7123

tetradic

#238B71 #3D238B #8B233D #718B23

square

#238B71 #3D238B #8B233D #718B23

split-complementary

#238B71 #8B2371 #8B3D23

monochromatic

#0A2922 #175A49 #238B71 #2FBC99 #54D4B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#238B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#238B71 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238B71

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238B71	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878170

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797873

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 139, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.101 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fad99',
    500: '#238b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238b71;
$custom-light: #6fad99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5723,
    "c": 0.10065,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238B71

secondary

#B8526B

accent

#456CE3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238B71

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

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