#236E5C#236E5C

#236E5C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.079 H 173.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E5C
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 92)
HSL	hsl(166, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(166, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 16.4%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, -27.60, 3.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 27.80, 173.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0782 0.0085)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.079 173.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1999, 12.2810, 12.0615)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E5C #6E2335

analogous

#236E36 #236E5C #235A6E

triadic

#236E5C #5C236E #6E5C23

tetradic

#236E5C #36236E #6E2335 #5A6E23

square

#236E5C #36236E #6E2335 #5A6E23

split-complementary

#236E5C #6E235A #6E3623

monochromatic

#071713 #144035 #236E5C #329C83 #47C4A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#236E5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#236E5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E5C

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E5C	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A675B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605F5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.079 173.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68988a',
    500: '#236e5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e5c;
$custom-light: #68988a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.6,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48716,
    "c": 0.07868,
    "h": 173.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E5C

secondary

#A14C60

accent

#4D6FDB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E5C

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

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