#239496#239496

#239496 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.095 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239496
RGB	rgb(35, 148, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.82, -29.06, -9.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.82, 30.70, 198.79°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% -0.0913 -0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.095 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7855, 23.7371, 32.5453)
Luminance	0.2374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239496 #962523

analogous

#23965F #239496 #235B96

triadic

#239496 #962394 #949623

tetradic

#239496 #5F2396 #962523 #5B9623

square

#239496 #5F2396 #962523 #5B9623

split-complementary

#239496 #96235B #965F23

monochromatic

#0C3233 #176364 #239496 #2FC5C8 #5BD6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#239496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#239496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239496

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239496	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 148, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.095 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b4',
    500: '#239496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239496;
$custom-light: #73b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.043,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60824,
    "c": 0.09532,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239496

secondary

#BD5958

accent

#4543E5

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239496

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

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