#236B79#236B79

#236B79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.073 H 213.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236B79
RGB	rgb(35, 107, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(190, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, -17.11, -14.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 22.28, 219.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49% -0.0608 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.073 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4006, 12.2521, 19.9549)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236B79 #793123

analogous

#23795C #236B79 #234079

triadic

#236B79 #79236B #6B7923

tetradic

#236B79 #5C2379 #793123 #407923

square

#236B79 #5C2379 #793123 #407923

split-complementary

#236B79 #792340 #795C23

monochromatic

#08171A #15414A #236B79 #3195A8 #4BB6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#236B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#236B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236B79

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236B79	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)

#60677A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.073 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a959f',
    500: '#236b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236b79;
$custom-light: #6a959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.767,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48995,
    "c": 0.07262,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236B79

secondary

#AC5C4C

accent

#6249DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF1F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236B79

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

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