#238E9A Color

#238E9A is rgb(35, 142, 154) in RGB and hsl(186, 63%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238E9A

HEX#238E9A

RGBrgb(35, 142, 154)

HSLhsl(186, 63%, 37%)

HSVhsv(186, 77%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.093 206.3)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 8%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238E9A Complementary#9A2F23 Analogous#239A6A Analogous#23529A Triadic#9A238E Triadic#8E9A23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BB0BF #40C5D4 #65D0DC #8BDCE5 #B0E7ED #D1F1F5

Shades

#1E7B85 #1A6B74 #165860 #11454B #0C3236 #082325

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