#239988#239988

#239988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.103 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239988
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 136)
HSL	hsl(171, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.99, -35.55, -0.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.99, 35.55, 180.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.64% -0.103 -0.001)
OKLCH	oklch(61.64% 0.103 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5261, 24.9153, 27.2259)
Luminance	0.2492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239988 #992334

analogous

#23994D #239988 #236F99

triadic

#239988 #882399 #998823

tetradic

#239988 #4D2399 #992334 #6F9923

square

#239988 #4D2399 #992334 #6F9923

split-complementary

#239988 #99236F #994D23

monochromatic

#0C352F #18675C #239988 #2ECBB4 #5DDAC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#239988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#239988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239988

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239988	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)

#929087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.103 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b8aa',
    500: '#239988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239988;
$custom-light: #73b8aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.356,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61636,
    "c": 0.10297,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239988

secondary

#BE5968

accent

#425AE6

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #239988

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

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