#238CA0#238CA0

#238CA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.095 H 213.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238CA0
RGB	rgb(35, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(190, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.65, -21.79, -18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.65, 28.86, 220.97°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% -0.0788 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.095 213.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4137, 21.6495, 36.5646)
Luminance	0.2165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238CA0 #A03723

analogous

#23A075 #238CA0 #234DA0

triadic

#238CA0 #A0238C #8CA023

tetradic

#238CA0 #7523A0 #A03723 #4DA023

square

#238CA0 #7523A0 #A03723 #4DA023

split-complementary

#238CA0 #A0234D #A07523

monochromatic

#0D343C #18606E #238CA0 #2FB7D1 #61C9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#238CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#238CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238CA0

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238CA0	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D87A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.095 213.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aebc',
    500: '#238ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ca0;
$custom-light: #73aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.6,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59184,
    "c": 0.09484,
    "h": 213.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238CA0

secondary

#C16D5D

accent

#5B41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238CA0

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

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