#238D6E#238D6E
#238D6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.105 H 168.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238D6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 141, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 22%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, -37.15, 8.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 38.04, 167.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.68% -0.1033 0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.68% 0.105 168.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0310, 20.5313, 18.0250) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 3.25
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 4.23
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.97
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 6.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.05
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238D6E #8D2342
analogous
#238D39 #238D6E #23778D
triadic
#238D6E #6E238D #8D6E23
tetradic
#238D6E #39238D #8D2342 #778D23
square
#238D6E #39238D #8D2342 #778D23
split-complementary
#238D6E #8D2377 #8D3923
monochromatic
#0B2B22 #175C48 #238D6E #2FBE94 #55D5B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#238D6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#238D6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238D6E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238D6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238D6E | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89836C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238d6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.105 168.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faf97',
500: '#238d6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238d6e; $custom-light: #6faf97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238d6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 141,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.453,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57681,
"c": 0.10535,
"h": 168.6
},
"luminance": 0.20533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238D6E
secondary
#B95371
accent
#4473E3
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#08100D
muted
#7B7F7E