#236E70#236E70

#236E70 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.072 H 197.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E70
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 112)
HSL	hsl(182, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 69%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, -21.67, -7.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 23.04, 199.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% -0.0683 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.072 197.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1924, 12.6780, 17.2887)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E70 #702523

analogous

#23704C #236E70 #234870

triadic

#236E70 #70236E #6E7023

tetradic

#236E70 #4C2370 #702523 #487023

square

#236E70 #4C2370 #702523 #487023

split-complementary

#236E70 #702348 #704C23

monochromatic

#071717 #144041 #236E70 #329C9F #48C2C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#236E70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#236E70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E70

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E70	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666970

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6070

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.072 197.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9899',
    500: '#236e70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e70;
$custom-light: #6a9899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.558,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49419,
    "c": 0.07166,
    "h": 197.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E70

secondary

#A34E4C

accent

#504CDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E70

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

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