#236E69#236E69
#236E69 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.073 H 188.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236E69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 110, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 52%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 68%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, -23.84, -3.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 24.16, 189.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.16% -0.0717 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.16% 0.073 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8177, 12.5281, 15.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 2.69
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 3.64
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 5.04
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236E69 #6E2328
analogous
#236E43 #236E69 #234D6E
triadic
#236E69 #69236E #6E6923
tetradic
#236E69 #43236E #6E2328 #4D6E23
square
#236E69 #43236E #6E2328 #4D6E23
split-complementary
#236E69 #6E234D #6E4323
monochromatic
#071716 #14403D #236E69 #329C95 #47C4BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#236E69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#236E69 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236E69
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236E69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236E69 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686869
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C606A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00716C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236e69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.073 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#699893',
500: '#236e69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236e69; $custom-light: #699893; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236e69",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 110,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176,
"s": 51.724,
"l": 28.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49156,
"c": 0.07252,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.12529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236E69
secondary
#A14C51
accent
#4D56DB
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF2F1
border
#C6CCCB
text
#070D0D
muted
#7A7E7E