#236E59#236E59

#236E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.081 H 170.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E59
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 89)
HSL	hsl(163, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(163, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 19.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, -28.41, 5.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 28.86, 169.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% -0.0798 0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.081 170.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0713, 12.2296, 11.3844)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E59 #6E2338

analogous

#236E33 #236E59 #235D6E

triadic

#236E59 #59236E #6E5923

tetradic

#236E59 #33236E #6E2338 #5D6E23

square

#236E59 #33236E #6E2338 #5D6E23

split-complementary

#236E59 #6E235D #6E3323

monochromatic

#071713 #144033 #236E59 #329C7F #47C4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#236E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#236E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E59

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E59	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605F5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.081 170.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689887',
    500: '#236e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e59;
$custom-light: #689887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.2,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48623,
    "c": 0.08079,
    "h": 170.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E59

secondary

#A14C64

accent

#4D75DB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E59

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

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