#239998#239998

#239998 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.098 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239998
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 152)
HSL	hsl(179, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 0.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.47, -30.88, -8.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.47, 32.05, 195.52°)
OKLab	oklab(62.18% -0.0954 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(62.18% 0.098 194)
XYZ	xyz(17.7492, 25.4046, 33.6678)
Luminance	0.2541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239998 #992324

analogous

#23995D #239998 #235F99

triadic

#239998 #982399 #999823

tetradic

#239998 #5D2399 #992324 #5F9923

square

#239998 #5D2399 #992324 #5F9923

split-complementary

#239998 #99235F #995D23

monochromatic

#0C3535 #186767 #239998 #2ECBC9 #5DDAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#239998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#239998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239998

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239998	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.098 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b6',
    500: '#239998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239998;
$custom-light: #74b7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.492,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6218,
    "c": 0.09838,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.25407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239998

secondary

#BE595A

accent

#4243E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239998

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

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