#236B78#236B78

#236B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.072 H 211.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B78
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 120)
HSL	hsl(189, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, -17.44, -13.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 22.19, 218.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% -0.0612 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.072 211.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3396, 12.2277, 19.6336)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B78 #783023

analogous

#23785A #236B78 #234178

triadic

#236B78 #78236B #6B7823

tetradic

#236B78 #5A2378 #783023 #417823

square

#236B78 #5A2378 #783023 #417823

split-complementary

#236B78 #782341 #785A23

monochromatic

#071719 #154149 #236B78 #3195A7 #4BB7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#236B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#236B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B78

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B78	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.072 211.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a959f',
    500: '#236b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b78;
$custom-light: #6a959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.176,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48951,
    "c": 0.07216,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B78

secondary

#AB5B4C

accent

#604ADE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B78

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

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