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#238d8a color: Taos Turquoise

#238d8a is rgb(35, 141, 138) in RGB and oklch(58.575% 0.09162 192.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

58.6%
0.092
192°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #238d8a

#238d8a is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.25:1, 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: #238d8a mixed with white

  1. 238d8a
  2. 429895
  3. 5ba3a0
  4. 71afac
  5. 86bab7
  6. 9ac5c3
  7. aed1cf
  8. c2dcdb
  9. d7e8e7
  10. ebf3f3

Darker: #238d8a mixed with black

  1. 238d8a
  2. 1d7a77
  3. 176765
  4. 115553
  5. 0c4442
  6. 073332
  7. 042322
  8. 011414
  9. 000707
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238d8a with less saturation

  1. 238d8a
  2. 348b89
  3. 408a87
  4. 4b8886
  5. 548784
  6. 5c8583
  7. 638382
  8. 6a8180
  9. 70807f
  10. 767e7d

Questions about #238d8a

What color is #238d8a?

#238d8a is bright cyan. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(35, 141, 138), in HSL hsl(178.3, 60.23%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.575% 0.09162 192.079).

What colors go well with #238d8a?

The complementary color of #238d8a is #ab646d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #428d6b and #2f88a3. The triadic partners are #8e6ca3 and #9e733a.

Is white or black text more readable on #238d8a?

White text reads better on #238d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238d8a a warm or cool color?

#238d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.092.