#232D2C#232D2C

#232D2C is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.014 H 188.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232D2C
RGB	rgb(35, 45, 44)
HSL	hsl(174, 13%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(174, 22%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 2.2%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.53, -4.55, -0.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.53, 4.62, 189.75°)
OKLab	oklab(28.74% -0.0137 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(28.74% 0.014 188.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.0860, 2.4159, 2.7388)
Luminance	0.0242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232D2C #2D2324

analogous

#232D27 #232D2C #23292D

triadic

#232D2C #2C232D #2D2C23

tetradic

#232D2C #27232D #2D2324 #292D23

square

#232D2C #27232D #2D2324 #292D23

split-complementary

#232D2C #2D2329 #2D2723

monochromatic

#0D1111 #0D1111 #232D2C #3E4F4E #59726F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.16

#232D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#232D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232D2C

14.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232D2C	1.00	14.16	1.48	14.16
#FFFFFF	14.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 45, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.014 188.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6565',
    500: '#232d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232d2c;
$custom-light: #5e6565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174,
    "s": 12.5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28738,
    "c": 0.01391,
    "h": 188.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232D2C

secondary

#5D4E50

accent

#7279B5

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040505

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #232D2C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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