#235F55#235F55

#235F55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.064 H 180.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F55
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 85)
HSL	hsl(170, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(170, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.36, -22.02, -0.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.36, 22.02, 180.12°)
OKLab	oklab(44.34% -0.064 -0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(44.34% 0.064 180.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4243, 9.1970, 10.0292)
Luminance	0.0920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F55 #5F232D

analogous

#235F37 #235F55 #234B5F

triadic

#235F55 #55235F #5F5523

tetradic

#235F55 #37235F #5F232D #4B5F23

square

#235F55 #37235F #5F232D #4B5F23

split-complementary

#235F55 #5F234B #5F3723

monochromatic

#081614 #13322D #235F55 #338C7D #44B8A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#235F55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#235F55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F55

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F55	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)

#5B5955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.064 180.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658d84',
    500: '#235f55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f55;
$custom-light: #658d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44336,
    "c": 0.064,
    "h": 180.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F55

secondary

#934B57

accent

#5268D6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F55

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

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