#239999#239999

#239999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.098 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#239999
RGB	rgb(35, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.50, -30.57, -9.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.50, 31.90, 196.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.22% -0.095 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(62.22% 0.098 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8315, 25.4375, 34.1009)
Luminance	0.2544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#239999 #992323

analogous

#23995E #239999 #235E99

triadic

#239999 #992399 #999923

tetradic

#239999 #5E2399 #992323 #5E9923

square

#239999 #5E2399 #992323 #5E9923

split-complementary

#239999 #99235E #995E23

monochromatic

#0C3535 #186767 #239999 #2ECBCB #5DDADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#239999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#239999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #239999

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##239999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##239999	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #239999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.098 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b7',
    500: '#239999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #239999;
$custom-light: #74b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#239999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62216,
    "c": 0.09829,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#239999

secondary

#BE5959

accent

#4242E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #239999

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

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