#238E81#238E81
#238E81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.095 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238E81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 142, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 9.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, -32.45, -1.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 32.48, 182.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.53% -0.0949 -0.0048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.53% 0.095 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3267, 21.2866, 24.1183) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.96
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.73
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238E81 #8E2330
analogous
#238E4B #238E81 #23668E
triadic
#238E81 #81238E #8E8123
tetradic
#238E81 #4B238E #8E2330 #668E23
square
#238E81 #4B238E #8E2330 #668E23
split-complementary
#238E81 #8E2366 #8E4B23
monochromatic
#0B2C28 #175D54 #238E81 #2FBFAE #56D5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#238E81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#238E81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238E81
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238E81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238E81 | 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)
#878581
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787B82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238e81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.095 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70afa5',
500: '#238e81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238e81; $custom-light: #70afa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238e81",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 142,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.71,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58525,
"c": 0.09505,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.21288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238E81
secondary
#B95360
accent
#4458E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F