#235E4E#235E4E

#235E4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.067 H 172.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E4E
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 78)
HSL	hsl(164, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(164, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 0%, 17%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, -23.48, 3.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 23.74, 171.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.83% -0.0664 0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(43.83% 0.067 172.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.0703, 8.9122, 8.6066)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E4E #5E2333

analogous

#235E31 #235E4E #23505E

triadic

#235E4E #4E235E #5E4E23

tetradic

#235E4E #31235E #5E2333 #505E23

square

#235E4E #31235E #5E2333 #505E23

split-complementary

#235E4E #5E2350 #5E3123

monochromatic

#081613 #123129 #235E4E #348B73 #44B798

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#235E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#235E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E4E

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E4E	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52524F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.067 172.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658c7f',
    500: '#235e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e4e;
$custom-light: #658c7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.729,
    "s": 45.736,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43825,
    "c": 0.06699,
    "h": 172.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E4E

secondary

#924B5E

accent

#5276D5

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#060C0A

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E4E

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

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