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#238a76 color: Emerald Enchantment

#238a76 is rgb(35, 138, 118) in RGB and oklch(57.113% 0.09627 176.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

57.1%
0.096
176°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #238a76

#238a76 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 176°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Enchantment (#018b79). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #238a76 mixed with white

  1. 238a76
  2. 429583
  3. 5aa190
  4. 70ac9d
  5. 85b8aa
  6. 99c4b8
  7. aecfc6
  8. c2dbd4
  9. d6e7e2
  10. ebf3f0

Darker: #238a76 mixed with black

  1. 238a76
  2. 1d7766
  3. 176556
  4. 115347
  5. 0c4238
  6. 073229
  7. 04221c
  8. 01140f
  9. 000705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238a76 with less saturation

  1. 238a76
  2. 338876
  3. 3f8776
  4. 498576
  5. 518377
  6. 598177
  7. 607f77
  8. 667e77
  9. 6c7c77
  10. 727a77

Questions about #238a76

What color is #238a76?

#238a76 is bright teal. The closest named color is Emerald Enchantment. In RGB it is rgb(35, 138, 118), in HSL hsl(168.35, 59.54%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.113% 0.09627 176.465).

What colors go well with #238a76?

The complementary color of #238a76 is #a45f79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f8755 and #098794. The triadic partners are #7d6baa and #a3683c.

Is white or black text more readable on #238a76?

White text reads better on #238a76: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238a76 a warm or cool color?

#238a76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 176 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.096.