#236D6D#236D6D

#236D6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.071 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D6D
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 109)
HSL	hsl(180, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, -22.09, -6.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 23.07, 196.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% -0.0686 -0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.071 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9209, 12.3977, 16.3879)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D6D #6D2323

analogous

#236D48 #236D6D #23486D

triadic

#236D6D #6D236D #6D6D23

tetradic

#236D6D #48236D #6D2323 #486D23

square

#236D6D #48236D #6D2323 #486D23

split-complementary

#236D6D #6D2348 #6D4823

monochromatic

#071717 #143F3F #236D6D #329B9B #47C4C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#236D6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#236D6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D6D

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D6D	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66686D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.071 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699796',
    500: '#236d6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d6d;
$custom-light: #699796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 51.389,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49035,
    "c": 0.07104,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D6D

secondary

#A04B4B

accent

#4D4DDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D6D

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

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