#239979#239979

#239979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 169.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239979
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(164, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(164, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.60, -39.58, 7.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.60, 40.34, 168.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% -0.1103 0.02)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.112 169.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5337, 24.5184, 21.9993)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239979 #992343

analogous

#23993E #239979 #237E99

triadic

#239979 #792399 #997923

tetradic

#239979 #3E2399 #992343 #7E9923

square

#239979 #3E2399 #992343 #7E9923

split-complementary

#239979 #99237E #993E23

monochromatic

#0C352A #186752 #239979 #2ECBA0 #5DDAB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#239979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#239979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239979

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239979	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86837B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 169.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b89f',
    500: '#239979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239979;
$custom-light: #72b89f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.729,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61188,
    "c": 0.11209,
    "h": 169.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239979

secondary

#BE5975

accent

#426EE6

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #239979

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

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