#234F50#234F50

#234F50 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.049 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234F50
RGB	rgb(35, 79, 80)
HSL	hsl(181, 39%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(181, 56%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 1.2%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.71, -14.77, -5.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.71, 15.68, 199.53°)
OKLab	oklab(39.71% -0.0463 -0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(39.71% 0.049 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.9365, 6.5280, 8.5877)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234F50 #502423

analogous

#23503A #234F50 #233950

triadic

#234F50 #50234F #4F5023

tetradic

#234F50 #3A2350 #502423 #395023

square

#234F50 #3A2350 #502423 #395023

split-complementary

#234F50 #502339 #503A23

monochromatic

#091515 #102525 #234F50 #36797B #48A3A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#234F50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#234F50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234F50

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234F50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234F50	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03514F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234f50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 79, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.049 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638081',
    500: '#234f50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234f50;
$custom-light: #638081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234f50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.333,
    "s": 39.13,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39708,
    "c": 0.04851,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234F50

secondary

#844C4B

accent

#5B59CF

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#EBEEEE

border

#C6C9C9

text

#050A0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #234F50

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

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