#239CAC#239CAC
#239CAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.102 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239CAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 156, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, -26.09, -17.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 31.42, 213.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% -0.0896 -0.0488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.102 208.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0247, 27.1103, 43.1991) |
| Luminance | 0.2711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.51
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.02
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239CAC #AC3323
analogous
#23AC77 #239CAC #2358AC
triadic
#239CAC #AC239C #9CAC23
tetradic
#239CAC #7723AC #AC3323 #58AC23
square
#239CAC #7723AC #AC3323 #58AC23
split-complementary
#239CAC #AC2358 #AC7723
monochromatic
#0E4046 #196E79 #239CAC #36C3D6 #69D3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#239CAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#239CAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239CAC
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239CAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239CAC | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B88AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239cac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 156, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.102 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9c4',
500: '#239cac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239cac; $custom-light: #77b9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239cac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 156,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.007,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63707,
"c": 0.10201,
"h": 208.6
},
"luminance": 0.27113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239CAC
secondary
#C67064
accent
#533FE9
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081