#236E6C#236E6C

#236E6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.072 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E6C
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 108)
HSL	hsl(178, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(178, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 1.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, -22.92, -5.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 23.60, 193.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% -0.0702 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.072 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9746, 12.5909, 16.1418)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E6C #6E2325

analogous

#236E46 #236E6C #234A6E

triadic

#236E6C #6C236E #6E6C23

tetradic

#236E6C #46236E #6E2325 #4A6E23

square

#236E6C #46236E #6E2325 #4A6E23

split-complementary

#236E6C #6E234A #6E4623

monochromatic

#071717 #14403E #236E6C #329C9A #47C4C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#236E6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#236E6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E6C

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E6C	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67686C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C606D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.072 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699896',
    500: '#236e6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e6c;
$custom-light: #699896;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.4,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49266,
    "c": 0.07192,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E6C

secondary

#A14C4E

accent

#4D50DB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F1

border

#C7CCCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E6C

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

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