#239987#239987

#239987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.103 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239987
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 135)
HSL	hsl(171, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 11.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.97, -35.83, 0.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.97, 35.84, 179.39°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% -0.1034 0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.103 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4554, 24.8871, 26.8534)
Luminance	0.2489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239987 #992335

analogous

#23994C #239987 #237099

triadic

#239987 #872399 #998723

tetradic

#239987 #4C2399 #992335 #709923

square

#239987 #4C2399 #992335 #709923

split-complementary

#239987 #992370 #994C23

monochromatic

#0C352F #18675B #239987 #2ECBB3 #5DDAC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#239987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#239987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239987

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239987	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928F86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.103 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b8a9',
    500: '#239987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239987;
$custom-light: #72b8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.847,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61604,
    "c": 0.10345,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239987

secondary

#BE5969

accent

#425BE6

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #239987

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

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