#239696#239696

#239696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.097 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239696
RGB	rgb(35, 150, 150)
HSL	hsl(180, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 0%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.46, -30.04, -8.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.46, 31.34, 196.58°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% -0.0933 -0.0249)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.097 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1020, 24.3699, 32.6508)
Luminance	0.2437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239696 #962323

analogous

#23965D #239696 #235D96

triadic

#239696 #962396 #969623

tetradic

#239696 #5D2396 #962323 #5D9623

square

#239696 #5D2396 #962323 #5D9623

split-complementary

#239696 #96235D #965D23

monochromatic

#0C3333 #176464 #239696 #2FC8C8 #5BD9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#239696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#239696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239696

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239696	1.00	3.57	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 150, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.097 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b5b4',
    500: '#239696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239696;
$custom-light: #73b5b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61337,
    "c": 0.09657,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239696

secondary

#BD5858

accent

#4343E5

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239696

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

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