#235A40#235A40

#235A40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.073 H 160.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235A40
RGB	rgb(35, 90, 64)
HSL	hsl(152, 44%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(152, 61%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 28.9%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, -25.08, 9.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 26.89, 158.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.28% -0.0688 0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(42.28% 0.073 160.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2742, 8.0393, 6.1233)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235A40 #5A233D

analogous

#235A24 #235A40 #23595A

triadic

#235A40 #40235A #5A4023

tetradic

#235A40 #24235A #5A233D #595A23

square

#235A40 #24235A #5A233D #595A23

split-complementary

#235A40 #5A2359 #5A2423

monochromatic

#091610 #122E21 #235A40 #34865F #45B27F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#235A40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#235A40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235A40

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235A40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235A40	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59533F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D5A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235a40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 90, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.073 160.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648974',
    500: '#235a40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235a40;
$custom-light: #648974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235a40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.636,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42279,
    "c": 0.07314,
    "h": 160.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235A40

secondary

#8E4B6B

accent

#5490D4

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060B08

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #235A40

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

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