#235E5F#235E5F

#235E5F is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.060 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E5F
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 95)
HSL	hsl(181, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(181, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, -18.46, -6.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 19.50, 198.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% -0.0578 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.06 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7605, 9.1883, 12.2415)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E5F #5F2423

analogous

#235F42 #235E5F #23405F

triadic

#235E5F #5F235E #5E5F23

tetradic

#235E5F #42235F #5F2423 #405F23

square

#235E5F #42235F #5F2423 #405F23

split-complementary

#235E5F #5F2340 #5F4223

monochromatic

#081616 #133232 #235E5F #338A8C #44B7B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#235E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#235E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E5F

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E5F	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E525F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.060 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668c8c',
    500: '#235e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e5f;
$custom-light: #668c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4443,
    "c": 0.06034,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E5F

secondary

#934C4B

accent

#5452D6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E5F

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

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