#235E42#235E42

#235E42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.077 H 159.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E42
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 66)
HSL	hsl(152, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(152, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 0%, 29.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.51, -26.56, 10.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.51, 28.54, 158.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% -0.0727 0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.077 159.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.6787, 8.7555, 6.5439)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E42 #5E233F

analogous

#235E24 #235E42 #235C5E

triadic

#235E42 #42235E #5E4223

tetradic

#235E42 #24235E #5E233F #5C5E23

square

#235E42 #24235E #5E233F #5C5E23

split-complementary

#235E42 #5E235C #5E2423

monochromatic

#081610 #123123 #235E42 #348B61 #44B781

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#235E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#235E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E42

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E42	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555144

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#095E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.077 159.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648c76',
    500: '#235e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e42;
$custom-light: #648c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.525,
    "s": 45.736,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43475,
    "c": 0.07748,
    "h": 159.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E42

secondary

#924B6D

accent

#5291D5

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060C08

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E42

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

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