#236E55#236E55

#236E55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.084 H 167.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E55
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 85)
HSL	hsl(160, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(160, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 22.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, -29.46, 7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 30.36, 166.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% -0.0818 0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.084 167.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9079, 12.1642, 10.5237)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E55 #6E233C

analogous

#236E2F #236E55 #23616E

triadic

#236E55 #55236E #6E5523

tetradic

#236E55 #2F236E #6E233C #616E23

square

#236E55 #2F236E #6E233C #616E23

split-complementary

#236E55 #6E2361 #6E2F23

monochromatic

#071712 #144031 #236E55 #329C79 #47C49B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#236E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#236E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E55

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E55	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.084 167.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689884',
    500: '#236e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e55;
$custom-light: #689884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48505,
    "c": 0.08394,
    "h": 167.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E55

secondary

#A14C68

accent

#4D7CDB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E55

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

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