#239699#239699
#239699 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.096 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 150, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 2%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.55, -29.11, -10.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.55, 30.95, 199.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% -0.0919 -0.0292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.096 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3466, 24.4678, 33.9393) |
| Luminance | 0.2447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.21
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.10
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.12
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239699 #992623
analogous
#239961 #239699 #235B99
triadic
#239699 #992396 #969923
tetradic
#239699 #612399 #992623 #5B9923
square
#239699 #612399 #992623 #5B9923
split-complementary
#239699 #99235B #996123
monochromatic
#0C3435 #186567 #239699 #2EC7CB #5DD7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#239699 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#239699 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239699
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239699 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239699 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8F99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A829A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239699; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 150, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.096 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b5b7',
500: '#239699',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239699; $custom-light: #74b5b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239699",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 150,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.525,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61448,
"c": 0.09647,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.2447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239699
secondary
#BE5C59
accent
#4642E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091111
muted
#7B8080