#263238#263238

#263238 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.019 H 229.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#263238
RGB	rgb(38, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(200, 19%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(200, 32%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.96, -3.31, -5.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.96, 6.38, 238.70°)
OKLab	oklab(30.87% -0.0126 -0.0149)
OKLCH	oklch(30.87% 0.019 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.6535, 2.9787, 4.1757)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#263238 #382C26

analogous

#263835 #263238 #262938

triadic

#263238 #382632 #323826

tetradic

#263238 #352638 #382C26 #293826

square

#263238 #352638 #382C26 #293826

split-complementary

#263238 #382629 #383526

monochromatic

#0C1012 #0D1114 #263238 #3F535C #577381

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#263238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#263238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #263238

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##263238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##263238	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#203434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #263238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.019 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60696e',
    500: '#263238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #263238;
$custom-light: #60696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#263238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 19.149,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30867,
    "c": 0.01947,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#263238

secondary

#695950

accent

#876CBC

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#050607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #263238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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