#236D7C#236D7C
#236D7C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.074 H 213.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236D7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 109, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.38, -17.20, -14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.38, 22.77, 220.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.65% -0.0617 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.65% 0.074 213.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7983, 12.7487, 21.0092) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.56
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.61
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.16
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.67
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.03
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236D7C #7C3223
analogous
#237C5E #236D7C #23407C
triadic
#236D7C #7C236D #6D7C23
tetradic
#236D7C #5E237C #7C3223 #407C23
square
#236D7C #5E237C #7C3223 #407C23
split-complementary
#236D7C #7C2340 #7C5E23
monochromatic
#08191D #16434C #236D7C #3097AC #4DB7CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#236D7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#236D7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236D7C
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236D7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236D7C | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62697D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#55607C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007372
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236d7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 109, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.074 213.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b97a2',
500: '#236d7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236d7c; $custom-light: #6b97a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236d7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 109,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.112,
"s": 55.975,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49651,
"c": 0.07436,
"h": 213.9
},
"luminance": 0.1275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236D7C
secondary
#AF5D4C
accent
#6249DF
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#ECF2F2
border
#C7CCCC
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7E