#239989#239989
#239989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.103 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 153, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -35.27, -0.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 35.28, 181.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.67% -0.1025 -0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.67% 0.103 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5975, 24.9439, 27.6020) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.50
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.94
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.04
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239989 #992333
analogous
#23994E #239989 #236E99
triadic
#239989 #892399 #998923
tetradic
#239989 #4E2399 #992333 #6E9923
square
#239989 #4E2399 #992333 #6E9923
split-complementary
#239989 #99236E #994E23
monochromatic
#0C3530 #18675C #239989 #2ECBB6 #5DDAC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#239989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#239989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239989
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239989 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929088
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82848A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.103 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b8ab',
500: '#239989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239989; $custom-light: #73b8ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239989",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 153,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.864,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61668,
"c": 0.10252,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.24946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239989
secondary
#BE5967
accent
#4258E6
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F