#232E2C#232E2C

#232E2C is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.015 H 182.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232E2C
RGB	rgb(35, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(169, 14%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(169, 24%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.89, -5.22, -0.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.89, 5.23, 182.91°)
OKLab	oklab(29.02% -0.0155 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(29.02% 0.016 182.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.1246, 2.4931, 2.7517)
Luminance	0.0249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232E2C #2E2325

analogous

#232E26 #232E2C #232A2E

triadic

#232E2C #2C232E #2E2C23

tetradic

#232E2C #26232E #2E2325 #2A2E23

square

#232E2C #26232E #2E2325 #2A2E23

split-complementary

#232E2C #2E232A #2E2623

monochromatic

#0D1111 #0D1111 #232E2C #3D514D #58746E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.01

#232E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#232E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232E2C

14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232E2C	1.00	14.01	1.50	14.01
#FFFFFF	14.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2B2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#202E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.015 182.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6665',
    500: '#232e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232e2c;
$custom-light: #5e6665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.091,
    "s": 13.58,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29019,
    "c": 0.0155,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232E2C

secondary

#5F4E51

accent

#717EB6

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040605

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #232E2C

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

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