#238FA0#238FA0

#238FA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.095 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238FA0
RGB	rgb(35, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.59, -23.36, -17.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.59, 29.18, 216.83°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% -0.0818 -0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.095 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8580, 22.5382, 36.7127)
Luminance	0.2254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238FA0 #A03423

analogous

#23A072 #238FA0 #2350A0

triadic

#238FA0 #A0238F #8FA023

tetradic

#238FA0 #7223A0 #A03423 #50A023

square

#238FA0 #7223A0 #A03423 #50A023

split-complementary

#238FA0 #A02350 #A07223

monochromatic

#0D353C #18626E #238FA0 #2FBBD1 #61CCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#238FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#238FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238FA0

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238FA0	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.095 210.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0bc',
    500: '#238fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238fa0;
$custom-light: #74b0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.16,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59942,
    "c": 0.09521,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238FA0

secondary

#C16B5D

accent

#5741E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238FA0

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

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