Teal
#238C9A · Teal
#238C9A is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 35, 140, 154 and a relative luminance of 0.214, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.21
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.97:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.29:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #238C9A?
#238C9A is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 35, 140, 154, and in HSL it is 187°, 63%, 37%.
Is #238C9A a light or dark color?
#238C9A has a relative luminance of 0.214, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #238C9A?
Its complementary color is #9A3123. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.