#238F7D#238F7D
#238F7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.098 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238F7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 143, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 12.6%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.47, -34.04, 1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.47, 34.06, 178.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.66% -0.0979 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.66% 0.098 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2154, 21.4812, 22.7951) |
| Luminance | 0.2148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.66
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.79
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238F7D #8F2335
analogous
#238F47 #238F7D #236B8F
triadic
#238F7D #7D238F #8F7D23
tetradic
#238F7D #47238F #8F2335 #6B8F23
square
#238F7D #47238F #8F2335 #6B8F23
split-complementary
#238F7D #8F236B #8F4723
monochromatic
#0B2D27 #175E52 #238F7D #2FC0A8 #57D6C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#238F7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#238F7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238F7D
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238F7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238F7D | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89867C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7B7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238f7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.098 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b0a2',
500: '#238f7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238f7d; $custom-light: #70b0a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238f7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 143,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 60.674,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5866,
"c": 0.09794,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.21483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238F7D
secondary
#BA5465
accent
#445FE4
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E