#238C95#238C95
#238C95 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.091 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238C95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 140, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 77%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.5%, 6%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, -25.38, -13.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 28.60, 207.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.73% -0.0835 -0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.73% 0.091 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4936, 21.2815, 31.7191) |
| Luminance | 0.2128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.33
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.37
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.80
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.34
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238C95 #952C23
analogous
#239565 #238C95 #235395
triadic
#238C95 #95238C #8C9523
tetradic
#238C95 #652395 #952C23 #539523
square
#238C95 #652395 #952C23 #539523
split-complementary
#238C95 #952353 #956523
monochromatic
#0C2F32 #175D63 #238C95 #2FBBC7 #5ACED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#238C95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#238C95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238C95
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238C95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238C95 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808696
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707A95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238c95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.091 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aeb4',
500: '#238c95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238c95; $custom-light: #72aeb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238c95",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 140,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.737,
"s": 61.957,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58731,
"c": 0.09121,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.21283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238C95
secondary
#BD5F57
accent
#5043E5
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80