#236D53#236D53

#236D53 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.084 H 166.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D53
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 83)
HSL	hsl(159, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(159, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 23.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, -29.50, 7.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 30.56, 164.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% -0.0817 0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.084 166)
XYZ	xyz(7.7223, 11.9183, 10.0754)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D53 #6D233D

analogous

#236D2E #236D53 #23626D

triadic

#236D53 #53236D #6D5323

tetradic

#236D53 #2E236D #6D233D #626D23

square

#236D53 #2E236D #6D233D #626D23

split-complementary

#236D53 #6D2362 #6D2E23

monochromatic

#071712 #143F30 #236D53 #329B76 #47C498

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#236D53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#236D53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D53

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D53	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605E55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.084 166.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689783',
    500: '#236d53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d53;
$custom-light: #689783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.919,
    "s": 51.389,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4817,
    "c": 0.08421,
    "h": 166
  },
  "luminance": 0.11919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D53

secondary

#A04B69

accent

#4D7FDB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D53

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

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