#239688#239688

#239688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.100 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239688
RGB	rgb(35, 150, 136)
HSL	hsl(173, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(173, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.03, -34.17, -1.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.03, 34.21, 182.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% -0.0999 -0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.1 182.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0412, 23.9456, 27.0643)
Luminance	0.2395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239688 #962331

analogous

#23964F #239688 #236B96

triadic

#239688 #882396 #968823

tetradic

#239688 #4F2396 #962331 #6B9623

square

#239688 #4F2396 #962331 #6B9623

split-complementary

#239688 #96236B #964F23

monochromatic

#0C332E #17645B #239688 #2FC8B5 #5BD9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#239688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#239688 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239688

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239688	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F8D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009992

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 150, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.100 182.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b5aa',
    500: '#239688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239688;
$custom-light: #72b5aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.696,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60853,
    "c": 0.09999,
    "h": 182.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239688

secondary

#BD5864

accent

#4356E5

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #239688

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

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