#238EA0#238EA0

#238EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.095 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EA0
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.28, -22.84, -17.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.28, 29.06, 218.20°)
OKLab	oklab(59.69% -0.0808 -0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(59.69% 0.095 211.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7086, 22.2393, 36.6629)
Luminance	0.2224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EA0 #A03523

analogous

#23A073 #238EA0 #234FA0

triadic

#238EA0 #A0238E #8EA023

tetradic

#238EA0 #7323A0 #A03523 #4FA023

square

#238EA0 #7323A0 #A03523 #4FA023

split-complementary

#238EA0 #A0234F #A07323

monochromatic

#0D353C #18616E #238EA0 #2FBAD1 #61CBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#238EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#238EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EA0

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EA0	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.095 211.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afbc',
    500: '#238ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ea0;
$custom-light: #73afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.64,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59689,
    "c": 0.09505,
    "h": 211.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EA0

secondary

#C16C5D

accent

#5941E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EA0

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

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