#236D78#236D78

#236D78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.073 H 209.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D78
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 120)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, -18.54, -12.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 22.49, 214.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% -0.0635 -0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.073 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5505, 12.6496, 19.7039)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D78 #782E23

analogous

#237859 #236D78 #234278

triadic

#236D78 #78236D #6D7823

tetradic

#236D78 #592378 #782E23 #427823

square

#236D78 #592378 #782E23 #427823

split-complementary

#236D78 #782342 #785923

monochromatic

#071719 #154249 #236D78 #3198A7 #4BBACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#236D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#236D78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D78

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D78	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636979

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.073 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b979f',
    500: '#236d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d78;
$custom-light: #6b979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.765,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49479,
    "c": 0.07266,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D78

secondary

#AB584C

accent

#5D4ADE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D78

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

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