#238C73#238C73

#238C73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.101 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238C73
RGB	rgb(35, 140, 115)
HSL	hsl(166, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(166, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 0%, 17.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.23, -35.40, 5.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.23, 35.75, 171.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% -0.0997 0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.101 172.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1641, 20.3497, 19.4504)
Luminance	0.2035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238C73 #8C233C

analogous

#238C3E #238C73 #23718C

triadic

#238C73 #73238C #8C7323

tetradic

#238C73 #3E238C #8C233C #718C23

square

#238C73 #3E238C #8C233C #718C23

split-complementary

#238C73 #8C2371 #8C3E23

monochromatic

#0B2A23 #175B4B #238C73 #2FBD9B #55D4B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#238C73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#238C73 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238C73

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238C73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238C73	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878372

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797875

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238c73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.101 172.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fae9b',
    500: '#238c73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238c73;
$custom-light: #6fae9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238c73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.714,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57556,
    "c": 0.1005,
    "h": 172.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238C73

secondary

#B8526B

accent

#456AE3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238C73

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

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