#236D6F#236D6F

#236D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.071 H 197.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D6F
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(182, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, -21.46, -7.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 22.82, 199.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% -0.0676 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.071 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0298, 12.4413, 16.9614)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D6F #6F2523

analogous

#236F4B #236D6F #23476F

triadic

#236D6F #6F236D #6D6F23

tetradic

#236D6F #4B236F #6F2523 #476F23

square

#236D6F #4B236F #6F2523 #476F23

split-complementary

#236D6F #6F2347 #6F4B23

monochromatic

#071717 #143F40 #236D6F #329B9E #47C2C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#236D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#236D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D6F

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D6F	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65686F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.071 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9798',
    500: '#236d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d6f;
$custom-light: #6a9798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.579,
    "s": 52.055,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49112,
    "c": 0.07098,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D6F

secondary

#A24E4C

accent

#504CDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D6F

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

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