#236B5F#236B5F

#236B5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.073 H 179.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B5F
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 95)
HSL	hsl(170, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(170, 67%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 11.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, -25.27, 0.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 25.27, 179.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% -0.0732 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.073 179.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0154, 11.6981, 12.6598)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B5F #6B232F

analogous

#236B3B #236B5F #23536B

triadic

#236B5F #5F236B #6B5F23

tetradic

#236B5F #3B236B #6B232F #536B23

square

#236B5F #3B236B #6B232F #536B23

split-complementary

#236B5F #6B2353 #6B3B23

monochromatic

#081714 #143D36 #236B5F #329988 #46C2AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#236B5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#236B5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B5F

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B5F	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66655F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.073 179.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68968c',
    500: '#236b5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b5f;
$custom-light: #68968c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 50.704,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47989,
    "c": 0.0732,
    "h": 179.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B5F

secondary

#9E4B59

accent

#4E65DA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B5F

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

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