#238A9A Color

#238A9A is rgb(35, 138, 154) in RGB and hsl(188, 63%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238A9A

HEX#238A9A

RGBrgb(35, 138, 154)

HSLhsl(188, 63%, 37%)

HSVhsv(188, 77%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.092 210.5)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238A9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238A9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238A9A Complementary#9A3323 Analogous#239A6E Analogous#234E9A Triadic#9A238A Triadic#8A9A23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238A9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BABBF #40C0D4 #65CCDC #8BD9E5 #B0E5ED #D1F0F5

Shades

#1E7785 #1A6874 #165660 #11434B #0C3036 #082225

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