Teal
#238E9A · Teal
#238E9A is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 35, 142, 154 and a relative luminance of 0.220, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.22
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.88:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.41:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #238E9A?
#238E9A is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 35, 142, 154, and in HSL it is 186°, 63%, 37%.
Is #238E9A a light or dark color?
#238E9A has a relative luminance of 0.220, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #238E9A?
Its complementary color is #9A2F23. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.