#236E6F#236E6F
#236E6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.072 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #236E6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 110, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 52%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 68%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.24, -21.99, -7.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.24, 23.16, 198.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% -0.0688 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.072 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1370, 12.6559, 16.9971) |
| Luminance | 0.1266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 2.39
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 2.52
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.07
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.35
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#236E6F #6F2423
analogous
#236F4A #236E6F #23486F
triadic
#236E6F #6F236E #6E6F23
tetradic
#236E6F #4A236F #6F2423 #486F23
square
#236E6F #4A236F #6F2423 #486F23
split-complementary
#236E6F #6F2348 #6F4A23
monochromatic
#071717 #144040 #236E6F #329C9E #47C3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#236E6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#236E6F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #236E6F
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##236E6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##236E6F | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66696F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B6070
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #236e6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.072 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a9898',
500: '#236e6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #236e6f; $custom-light: #6a9898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#236e6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 110,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.789,
"s": 52.055,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4938,
"c": 0.07167,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.12657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#236E6F
secondary
#A24D4C
accent
#4E4CDB
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#ECF2F2
border
#C7CCCC
text
#070D0D
muted
#7A7E7E