#239597#239597

#239597 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.096 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239597
RGB	rgb(35, 149, 151)
HSL	hsl(181, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 1.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.17, -29.24, -9.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.17, 30.89, 198.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.12% -0.0918 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(61.12% 0.096 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0239, 24.0845, 33.0237)
Luminance	0.2409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239597 #972523

analogous

#23975F #239597 #235B97

triadic

#239597 #972395 #959723

tetradic

#239597 #5F2397 #972523 #5B9723

square

#239597 #5F2397 #972523 #5B9723

split-complementary

#239597 #97235B #975F23

monochromatic

#0C3334 #176465 #239597 #2FC6C9 #5BD7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#239597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#239597 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239597

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239597	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 149, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.096 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b5',
    500: '#239597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239597;
$custom-light: #73b4b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.034,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61117,
    "c": 0.0959,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239597

secondary

#BE5A58

accent

#4542E5

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239597

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

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