#235F56#235F56

#235F56 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.064 H 181.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235F56
RGB	rgb(35, 95, 86)
HSL	hsl(171, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(171, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 9.5%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.39, -21.73, -0.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.39, 21.74, 181.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.37% -0.0635 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.37% 0.064 181.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4643, 9.2130, 10.2399)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235F56 #5F232C

analogous

#235F38 #235F56 #234A5F

triadic

#235F56 #56235F #5F5623

tetradic

#235F56 #38235F #5F232C #4A5F23

square

#235F56 #38235F #5F232C #4A5F23

split-complementary

#235F56 #5F234A #5F3823

monochromatic

#081614 #13322E #235F56 #338C7E #44B8A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#235F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#235F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235F56

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235F56	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525357

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 95, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.064 181.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658d85',
    500: '#235f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235f56;
$custom-light: #658d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44371,
    "c": 0.06351,
    "h": 181.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235F56

secondary

#934B56

accent

#5266D6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #235F56

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

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