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#238b8a color: Taos Turquoise

#238b8a is rgb(35, 139, 138) in RGB and oklch(58.054% 0.09018 193.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

58.1%
0.090
194°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #238b8a

#238b8a is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.09:1 contrast and black text 5.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taos Turquoise (#2b8c8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #238b8a mixed with white

  1. 238b8a
  2. 429695
  3. 5aa2a0
  4. 70adac
  5. 85b9b7
  6. 9ac4c3
  7. aed0cf
  8. c2dcdb
  9. d6e7e7
  10. ebf3f3

Darker: #238b8a mixed with black

  1. 238b8a
  2. 1d7877
  3. 176665
  4. 115453
  5. 0c4342
  6. 073232
  7. 042322
  8. 011414
  9. 000707
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238b8a with less saturation

  1. 238b8a
  2. 348a88
  3. 408887
  4. 4a8685
  5. 538584
  6. 5b8382
  7. 628281
  8. 68807f
  9. 6f7e7d
  10. 757c7c

Questions about #238b8a

What color is #238b8a?

#238b8a is bright cyan. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(35, 139, 138), in HSL hsl(179.42, 59.77%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.054% 0.09018 193.983).

What colors go well with #238b8a?

The complementary color of #238b8a is #a9636a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #408b6c and #3186a2. The triadic partners are #8e6aa0 and #9a7239.

Is white or black text more readable on #238b8a?

White text reads better on #238b8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and black gives 5.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238b8a a warm or cool color?

#238b8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.09.