#238C9A Color

#238C9A is rgb(35, 140, 154) in RGB and hsl(187, 63%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238C9A

HEX#238C9A

RGBrgb(35, 140, 154)

HSLhsl(187, 63%, 37%)

HSVhsv(187, 77%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.092 208.4)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 9%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238C9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238C9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238C9A Complementary#9A3123 Analogous#239A6C Analogous#23509A Triadic#9A238C Triadic#8C9A23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238C9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BAEBF #40C2D4 #65CEDC #8BDAE5 #B0E6ED #D1F0F5

Shades

#1E7985 #1A6A74 #165760 #11444B #0C3136 #082225

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