#236C79#236C79

#236C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.073 H 211.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236C79
RGB	rgb(35, 108, 121)
HSL	hsl(189, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, -17.66, -13.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 22.40, 217.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% -0.0619 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.073 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5054, 12.4619, 19.9899)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236C79 #793023

analogous

#23795B #236C79 #234179

triadic

#236C79 #79236C #6C7923

tetradic

#236C79 #5B2379 #793023 #417923

square

#236C79 #5B2379 #793023 #417923

split-complementary

#236C79 #792341 #795B23

monochromatic

#08171A #15424A #236C79 #3196A8 #4BB8CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#236C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#236C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236C79

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236C79	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62687A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 108, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.073 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b969f',
    500: '#236c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236c79;
$custom-light: #6b969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.07,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49258,
    "c": 0.0728,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236C79

secondary

#AC5B4C

accent

#6049DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236C79

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

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