#239FAE#239FAE
#239FAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.103 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #239FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 159, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.08, -26.95, -17.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.08, 31.94, 212.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.54% -0.0917 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.54% 0.103 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7279, 28.2070, 44.3882) |
| Luminance | 0.2821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.25
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.71
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.37
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#239FAE #AE3223
analogous
#23AE77 #239FAE #2359AE
triadic
#239FAE #AE239F #9FAE23
tetradic
#239FAE #7723AE #AE3223 #59AE23
square
#239FAE #7723AE #AE3223 #59AE23
split-complementary
#239FAE #AE2359 #AE7723
monochromatic
#0F4248 #19707B #239FAE #37C6D7 #6AD4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#239FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#239FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #239FAE
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##239FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##239FAE | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9099AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #239fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 159, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.103 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbc6',
500: '#239fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #239fae; $custom-light: #77bbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#239fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 159,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.475,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64538,
"c": 0.10334,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.2821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#239FAE
secondary
#C77066
accent
#513EE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182