#238C90#238C90

#238C90 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.091 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238C90
RGB	rgb(35, 140, 144)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.09, -26.97, -10.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.09, 28.95, 201.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% -0.0858 -0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.091 198.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1030, 21.1253, 29.6617)
Luminance	0.2113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238C90 #902723

analogous

#23905E #238C90 #235590

triadic

#238C90 #90238C #8C9023

tetradic

#238C90 #5E2390 #902723 #559023

square

#238C90 #5E2390 #902723 #559023

split-complementary

#238C90 #902355 #905E23

monochromatic

#0B2C2E #175C5F #238C90 #2FBCC1 #57D2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#238C90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#238C90 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238C90

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238C90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238C90	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727A91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238c90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.091 198.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aeb0',
    500: '#238c90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238c90;
$custom-light: #71aeb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238c90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.202,
    "s": 60.894,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58537,
    "c": 0.09065,
    "h": 198.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238C90

secondary

#BA5854

accent

#4A44E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238C90

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

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