#239FA9#239FA9
#239FA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.102 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 159, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.90, -28.54, -14.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.90, 32.04, 207.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.34% -0.0938 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.34% 0.102 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2495, 28.0156, 41.8687) |
| Luminance | 0.2802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.18
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239FA9 #A92D23
analogous
#23A970 #239FA9 #235CA9
triadic
#239FA9 #A9239F #9FA923
tetradic
#239FA9 #7023A9 #A92D23 #5CA923
square
#239FA9 #7023A9 #A92D23 #5CA923
split-complementary
#239FA9 #A9235C #A97023
monochromatic
#0E4044 #196F76 #239FA9 #34C9D5 #67D6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#239FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#239FA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239FA9
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239FA9 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9298AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 159, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.102 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcc2',
500: '#239fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239fa9; $custom-light: #77bcc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 159,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.478,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64341,
"c": 0.1022,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.28018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239FA9
secondary
#C56A63
accent
#4C3FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181