#238F7C#238F7C
#238F7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.098 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238F7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 143, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 13.3%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.44, -34.32, 1.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.44, 34.36, 177.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.63% -0.0984 0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.63% 0.098 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1519, 21.4558, 22.4604) |
| Luminance | 0.2146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.94
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.86
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.99
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.34
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238F7C #8F2336
analogous
#238F46 #238F7C #236C8F
triadic
#238F7C #7C238F #8F7C23
tetradic
#238F7C #46238F #8F2336 #6C8F23
square
#238F7C #46238F #8F2336 #6C8F23
split-complementary
#238F7C #8F236C #8F4623
monochromatic
#0B2D27 #175E51 #238F7C #2FC0A7 #57D6BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#238F7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#238F7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238F7C
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238F7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238F7C | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89867B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7B7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238f7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.098 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b0a1',
500: '#238f7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238f7c; $custom-light: #70b0a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238f7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 143,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.444,
"s": 60.674,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58628,
"c": 0.09848,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.21457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238F7C
secondary
#BA5466
accent
#4460E4
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E