#238B82 Color

#238B82 is rgb(35, 139, 130) in RGB and hsl(175, 60%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238B82

HEX#238B82

RGBrgb(35, 139, 130)

HSLhsl(175, 60%, 34%)

HSVhsv(175, 75%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.092 186.3)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 6%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238B82 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238B82 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238B82 Complementary#8B232B Analogous#238B4E Analogous#235F8B Triadic#82238B Triadic#8B8223

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238B82, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2CAFA4 #3BCEC2 #60D7CD #89E1DA #ADEBE5 #D2F4F1

Shades

#1F7A73 #196660 #155650 #114541 #0D3532 #08211F

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