#239b9b

Color #239b9b

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#239b9b

RGB

rgb(35, 155, 155)

HSL

hsl(180, 63.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 77.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.4%, 0%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.19, -30.93, -9.2)

LCH

lch(58.19, 32.27, 196.56)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0995, 194.92)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b2323

Analogous

#239b5f

#239b9b

#235f9b

Triadic

#239b9b

#9b239b

#9b9b23

Split-complementary

#239b9b

#9b235f

#9b5f23

Tetradic

#239b9b

#23239b

#9b2323

#9b9b23

Square

#239b9b

#5f239b

#9b2323

#5f9b23

Shades

Color #239b9b mixed toward black.

#1d8181

#176767

#124e4e

#0c3434

#061a1a

Tints

Color #239b9b mixed toward white.

#2dc7c7

#51d8d8

#7de2e2

#a8ebeb

#d4f5f5

Tones

Color #239b9b mixed toward gray.

#2d9191

#378787

#417d7d

#4b7373

#556969

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d9b · ΔE 30.3

Deuteranopia

#665d9b · ΔE 34.9

Tritanopia

#329b9b · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #239b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#239b9b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#239b9b (#239b9b) is rgb(35, 155, 155) in RGB.

No, #239b9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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