#236B53#236B53

#236B53 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.081 H 167.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B53
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 83)
HSL	hsl(160, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(160, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 22.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, -28.55, 7.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 29.40, 166.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% -0.0794 0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.081 167.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5114, 11.4965, 10.0051)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B53 #6B233B

analogous

#236B2F #236B53 #235F6B

triadic

#236B53 #53236B #6B5323

tetradic

#236B53 #2F236B #6B233B #5F6B23

square

#236B53 #2F236B #6B233B #5F6B23

split-complementary

#236B53 #6B235F #6B2F23

monochromatic

#081712 #143D2F #236B53 #329977 #46C299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#236B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#236B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B53

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B53	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.081 167.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#679683',
    500: '#236b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b53;
$custom-light: #679683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 50.704,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47613,
    "c": 0.08139,
    "h": 167.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B53

secondary

#9E4B67

accent

#4E7CDA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B53

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

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