#238EAE#238EAE

#238EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.103 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238EAE
RGB	rgb(35, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.82, -18.12, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.82, 31.01, 234.26°)
OKLab	oklab(60.3% -0.0751 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(60.3% 0.103 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0029, 22.7571, 43.4799)
Luminance	0.2276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238EAE #AE4323

analogous

#23AE88 #238EAE #2348AE

triadic

#238EAE #AE238E #8EAE23

tetradic

#238EAE #8823AE #AE4323 #48AE23

square

#238EAE #8823AE #AE4323 #48AE23

split-complementary

#238EAE #AE2348 #AE8823

monochromatic

#0F3B48 #19647B #238EAE #37B2D7 #6AC6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#238EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#238EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238EAE

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238EAE	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.103 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc6',
    500: '#238eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238eae;
$custom-light: #76afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.813,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60304,
    "c": 0.10306,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238EAE

secondary

#C77C66

accent

#663EE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238EAE

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

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