#236255#236255

#236255 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.068 H 177.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236255
RGB	rgb(35, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(168, 47%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(168, 64%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 13.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.39, -23.57, 1.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.39, 23.61, 176.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% -0.0676 0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.068 177.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6997, 9.7479, 10.1210)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236255 #622330

analogous

#236235 #236255 #234F62

triadic

#236255 #552362 #625523

tetradic

#236255 #352362 #622330 #4F6223

square

#236255 #352362 #622330 #4F6223

split-complementary

#236255 #62234F #623523

monochromatic

#081714 #13352E #236255 #338F7C #43BCA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#236255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#236255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236255

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236255	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.068 177.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668f84',
    500: '#236255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236255;
$custom-light: #668f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.619,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45169,
    "c": 0.06773,
    "h": 177.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236255

secondary

#964B5B

accent

#516DD7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236255

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

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