#235D73#235D73

#235D73 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.069 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235D73
RGB	rgb(35, 93, 115)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(197, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 19.1%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, -11.17, -18.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 21.18, 238.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% -0.0476 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.069 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.7008, 9.4230, 17.6293)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235D73 #733923

analogous

#237361 #235D73 #233573

triadic

#235D73 #73235D #5D7323

tetradic

#235D73 #612373 #733923 #357323

square

#235D73 #612373 #733923 #357323

split-complementary

#235D73 #732335 #736123

monochromatic

#071317 #153744 #235D73 #3183A2 #49A5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#235D73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#235D73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235D73

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235D73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235D73	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515B74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465373

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235d73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 93, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.069 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b9b',
    500: '#235d73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235d73;
$custom-light: #688b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235d73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.5,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45042,
    "c": 0.06926,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235D73

secondary

#A6654C

accent

#734BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235D73

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

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