#239996#239996

#239996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.099 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239996
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(178, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.40, -31.48, -7.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.40, 32.37, 193.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.11% -0.0964 -0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(62.11% 0.099 192.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5868, 25.3396, 32.8124)
Luminance	0.2534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239996 #992326

analogous

#23995B #239996 #236199

triadic

#239996 #962399 #999623

tetradic

#239996 #5B2399 #992326 #619923

square

#239996 #5B2399 #992326 #619923

split-complementary

#239996 #992361 #995B23

monochromatic

#0C3534 #186765 #239996 #2ECBC7 #5DDAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#239996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#239996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239996

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239996	1.00	3.46	6.07	6.07
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.099 192.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b4',
    500: '#239996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239996;
$custom-light: #74b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.475,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62108,
    "c": 0.09862,
    "h": 192.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239996

secondary

#BE595C

accent

#4246E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239996

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

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