#239CAA#239CAA
#239CAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.101 H 206.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.01, -26.73, -16.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.01, 31.41, 211.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% -0.0904 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.101 206.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8341, 27.0341, 42.1952) |
| Luminance | 0.2704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.41
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239CAA #AA3123
analogous
#23AA74 #239CAA #2359AA
triadic
#239CAA #AA239C #9CAA23
tetradic
#239CAA #7423AA #AA3123 #59AA23
square
#239CAA #7423AA #AA3123 #59AA23
split-complementary
#239CAA #AA2359 #AA7423
monochromatic
#0E3F44 #196D77 #239CAA #35C5D5 #68D3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#239CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#239CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239CAA
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239CAA | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C88AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.101 206.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9c3',
500: '#239caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239caa; $custom-light: #76b9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.222,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63626,
"c": 0.10142,
"h": 206.9
},
"luminance": 0.27037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239CAA
secondary
#C66D63
accent
#513FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081