#236D79#236D79

#236D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.073 H 210.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236D79
RGB	rgb(35, 109, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, -18.21, -13.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 22.53, 216.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% -0.063 -0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.073 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6115, 12.6740, 20.0252)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236D79 #792F23

analogous

#23795A #236D79 #234279

triadic

#236D79 #79236D #6D7923

tetradic

#236D79 #5A2379 #792F23 #427923

square

#236D79 #5A2379 #792F23 #427923

split-complementary

#236D79 #792342 #795A23

monochromatic

#08171A #15424A #236D79 #3198A8 #4BB9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#236D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#236D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236D79

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236D79	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.073 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b979f',
    500: '#236d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236d79;
$custom-light: #6b979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.372,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49521,
    "c": 0.07304,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236D79

secondary

#AC594C

accent

#5E49DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236D79

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

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