#238DA2#238DA2

#238DA2 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.096 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238DA2
RGB	rgb(35, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(190, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(190, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.04, -21.65, -19.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.04, 29.13, 221.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% -0.079 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.096 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7368, 22.0137, 37.5424)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238DA2 #A23823

analogous

#23A277 #238DA2 #234DA2

triadic

#238DA2 #A2238D #8DA223

tetradic

#238DA2 #7723A2 #A23823 #4DA223

square

#238DA2 #7723A2 #A23823 #4DA223

split-complementary

#238DA2 #A2234D #A27723

monochromatic

#0D353D #186170 #238DA2 #30B7D2 #62C9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#238DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#238DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238DA2

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238DA2	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.096 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aebd',
    500: '#238da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238da2;
$custom-light: #74aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.921,
    "s": 64.467,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59522,
    "c": 0.09586,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238DA2

secondary

#C26F5E

accent

#5C40E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238DA2

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

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