#235E73#235E73

#235E73 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.069 H 225.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235E73
RGB	rgb(35, 94, 115)
HSL	hsl(196, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, -11.76, -17.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 21.08, 236.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0487 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.069 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7891, 9.5997, 17.6588)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235E73 #733823

analogous

#237360 #235E73 #233673

triadic

#235E73 #73235E #5E7323

tetradic

#235E73 #602373 #733823 #367323

square

#235E73 #602373 #733823 #367323

split-complementary

#235E73 #732336 #736023

monochromatic

#071317 #153844 #235E73 #3184A2 #49A6C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#235E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#235E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235E73

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235E73	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525C74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475473

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 94, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.069 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688b9b',
    500: '#235e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235e73;
$custom-light: #688b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.75,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45304,
    "c": 0.06902,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235E73

secondary

#A6634C

accent

#714BDD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #235E73

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

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