#238EA1#238EA1

#238EA1 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.095 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EA1
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 161)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.32, -22.51, -18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.32, 29.13, 219.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% -0.0804 -0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.095 212.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7964, 22.2745, 37.1255)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EA1 #A13623

analogous

#23A175 #238EA1 #234FA1

triadic

#238EA1 #A1238E #8EA123

tetradic

#238EA1 #7523A1 #A13623 #4FA123

square

#238EA1 #7523A1 #A13623 #4FA123

split-complementary

#238EA1 #A1234F #A17523

monochromatic

#0D353C #18626F #238EA1 #2FB9D2 #62CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#238EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#238EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EA1

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EA1	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.095 212.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afbc',
    500: '#238ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ea1;
$custom-light: #74afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.048,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59731,
    "c": 0.09548,
    "h": 212.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EA1

secondary

#C26D5E

accent

#5A41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EA1

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

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