#239F9C#239F9C
#239F9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239F9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 159, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.48, -32.54, -7.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.48, 33.47, 193.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% -0.0996 -0.0219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.102 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0892, 27.5515, 35.7579) |
| Luminance | 0.2755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.88
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.87
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239F9C #9F2326
analogous
#239F5E #239F9C #23649F
triadic
#239F9C #9C239F #9F9C23
tetradic
#239F9C #5E239F #9F2326 #649F23
square
#239F9C #5E239F #9F2326 #649F23
split-complementary
#239F9C #9F2364 #9F5E23
monochromatic
#0D3B3A #186D6B #239F9C #2ED1CD #60DCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#239F9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#239F9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239F9C
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239F9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239F9C | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239f9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 159, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bcb9',
500: '#239f9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239f9c; $custom-light: #75bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239f9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 159,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.548,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63859,
"c": 0.10202,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.27554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239F9C
secondary
#C15D5F
accent
#4145E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180