#236D5B#236D5B

#236D5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.078 H 173.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D5B
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 91)
HSL	hsl(165, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(165, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 16.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, -27.39, 3.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 27.60, 172.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% -0.0776 0.0087)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.078 173.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0492, 12.0491, 11.7970)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D5B #6D2335

analogous

#236D36 #236D5B #235A6D

triadic

#236D5B #5B236D #6D5B23

tetradic

#236D5B #36236D #6D2335 #5A6D23

square

#236D5B #36236D #6D2335 #5A6D23

split-complementary

#236D5B #6D235A #6D3623

monochromatic

#071713 #143F34 #236D5B #329B82 #47C4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#236D5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#236D5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D5B

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D5B	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69665A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5E5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.078 173.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689789',
    500: '#236d5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d5b;
$custom-light: #689789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.405,
    "s": 51.389,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48409,
    "c": 0.07805,
    "h": 173.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D5B

secondary

#A04B60

accent

#4D6FDB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D5B

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

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