#236E53#236E53

#236E53 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.086 H 165.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E53
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 83)
HSL	hsl(158, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(158, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 24.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, -29.97, 8.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 31.14, 164.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% -0.0829 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.086 165.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.8296, 12.1329, 10.1112)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E53 #6E233E

analogous

#236E2D #236E53 #23636E

triadic

#236E53 #53236E #6E5323

tetradic

#236E53 #2D236E #6E233E #636E23

square

#236E53 #2D236E #6E233E #636E23

split-complementary

#236E53 #6E2363 #6E2D23

monochromatic

#071712 #144030 #236E53 #329C76 #47C497

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#236E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#236E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E53

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E53	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.086 165.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689883',
    500: '#236e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e53;
$custom-light: #689883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.4,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48449,
    "c": 0.08564,
    "h": 165.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E53

secondary

#A14C6A

accent

#4D80DB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E53

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

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