#235253#235253

#235253 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.051 H 197.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235253
RGB	rgb(35, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(181, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(181, 58%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, -15.55, -5.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 16.48, 199.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.66% -0.0487 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(40.66% 0.051 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.2711, 7.0159, 9.2584)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235253 #532423

analogous

#23533C #235253 #233A53

triadic

#235253 #532352 #525323

tetradic

#235253 #3C2353 #532423 #3A5323

square

#235253 #3C2353 #532423 #3A5323

split-complementary

#235253 #53233A #533C23

monochromatic

#091516 #112728 #235253 #357D7E #47A7A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#235253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#235253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235253

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235253	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.051 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638283',
    500: '#235253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235253;
$custom-light: #638283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.25,
    "s": 40.678,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40658,
    "c": 0.05099,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235253

secondary

#874C4B

accent

#5A57D1

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#060A0A

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #235253

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

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