#239EA4#239EA4
#239EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.101 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.42, -29.62, -12.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.42, 32.13, 202.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% -0.095 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.101 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6178, 27.4889, 39.3867) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.49
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.17
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.72
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239EA4 #A42923
analogous
#23A46A #239EA4 #235EA4
triadic
#239EA4 #A4239E #9EA423
tetradic
#239EA4 #6A23A4 #A42923 #5EA423
square
#239EA4 #6A23A4 #A42923 #5EA423
split-complementary
#239EA4 #A4235E #A46A23
monochromatic
#0D3D3F #186D72 #239EA4 #31CCD3 #64D8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#239EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#239EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239EA4
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239EA4 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808AA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.101 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbbf',
500: '#239ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239ea4; $custom-light: #76bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.791,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63897,
"c": 0.10116,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.27491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239EA4
secondary
#C36460
accent
#4840E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181