#238C92#238C92
#238C92 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.091 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238C92 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 140, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 76%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 4.1%, 0%, 42.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.15, -26.34, -11.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.15, 28.78, 203.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.61% -0.0849 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.61% 0.091 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2572, 21.1870, 30.4739) |
| Luminance | 0.2119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.71
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.13
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.56
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.57
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238C92 #922923
analogous
#239260 #238C92 #235492
triadic
#238C92 #92238C #8C9223
tetradic
#238C92 #602392 #922923 #549223
square
#238C92 #602392 #922923 #549223
split-complementary
#238C92 #922354 #926023
monochromatic
#0B2D2F #175D61 #238C92 #2FBBC3 #58D0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#238C92 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#238C92 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238C92
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238C92 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238C92 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#818693
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#717A92
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238c92; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.091 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71aeb2',
500: '#238c92',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238c92; $custom-light: #71aeb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238c92",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 140,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.243,
"s": 61.326,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58614,
"c": 0.09078,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.21189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238C92
secondary
#BB5B55
accent
#4C43E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F5
border
#C8CECF
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F