#236B84#236B84
#236B84 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.080 H 225.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236B84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 107, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 58%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 73%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 18.9%, 0%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, -13.31, -20.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 24.22, 236.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.5% -0.0562 -0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.5% 0.08 225.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1140, 12.5375, 23.7123) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.85
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.70
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.25
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.39
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.72
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236B84 #843C23
analogous
#23846C #236B84 #233A84
triadic
#236B84 #84236B #6B8423
tetradic
#236B84 #6C2384 #843C23 #3A8423
square
#236B84 #6C2384 #843C23 #3A8423
split-complementary
#236B84 #84233A #846C23
monochromatic
#091D23 #164454 #236B84 #3092B4 #51B0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#236B84 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#236B84 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236B84
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236B84 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236B84 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6985
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505F84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007273
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236b84; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 107, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.080 225.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c95a7',
500: '#236b84',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236b84; $custom-light: #6c95a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236b84",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 107,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.464,
"s": 58.084,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49498,
"c": 0.07975,
"h": 225.2
},
"luminance": 0.12539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236B84
secondary
#B4694E
accent
#6E46E1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F