#238EA2#238EA2

#238EA2 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.096 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EA2
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.35, -22.18, -19.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.35, 29.21, 220.60°)
OKLab	oklab(59.77% -0.0799 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(59.77% 0.096 213.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8849, 22.3099, 37.5917)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EA2 #A23723

analogous

#23A276 #238EA2 #234EA2

triadic

#238EA2 #A2238E #8EA223

tetradic

#238EA2 #7623A2 #A23723 #4EA223

square

#238EA2 #7623A2 #A23723 #4EA223

split-complementary

#238EA2 #A2234E #A27623

monochromatic

#0D363D #186270 #238EA2 #30B9D2 #62CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#238EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#238EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EA2

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EA2	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	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)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.096 213.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afbd',
    500: '#238ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ea2;
$custom-light: #74afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.449,
    "s": 64.467,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59774,
    "c": 0.09593,
    "h": 213.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EA2

secondary

#C26E5E

accent

#5B40E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EA2

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

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