#236159#236159

#236159 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.065 H 183.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236159
RGB	rgb(35, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(172, 47%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(172, 64%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.16, -21.90, -1.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.16, 21.94, 183.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% -0.0644 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.065 183.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7702, 9.6273, 10.9507)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236159 #61232B

analogous

#23613A #236159 #234A61

triadic

#236159 #592361 #615923

tetradic

#236159 #3A2361 #61232B #4A6123

square

#236159 #3A2361 #61232B #4A6123

split-complementary

#236159 #61234A #613A23

monochromatic

#081615 #133430 #236159 #338E82 #43BBAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#236159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#236159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236159

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236159	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53555A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.065 183.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668e87',
    500: '#236159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236159;
$custom-light: #668e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.258,
    "s": 46.97,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45029,
    "c": 0.06451,
    "h": 183.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236159

secondary

#954B55

accent

#5162D7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236159

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

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