#236E72#236E72

#236E72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.072 H 200.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E72
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 114)
HSL	hsl(183, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(183, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, -21.04, -8.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 22.85, 203.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% -0.0673 -0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.072 200.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3050, 12.7230, 17.8817)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E72 #722723

analogous

#23724F #236E72 #234772

triadic

#236E72 #72236E #6E7223

tetradic

#236E72 #4F2372 #722723 #477223

square

#236E72 #4F2372 #722723 #477223

split-complementary

#236E72 #722347 #724F23

monochromatic

#071717 #154143 #236E72 #319BA1 #48C1C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#236E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#236E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E72

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E72	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.072 200.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a989a',
    500: '#236e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e72;
$custom-light: #6a989a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.038,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49498,
    "c": 0.07176,
    "h": 200.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E72

secondary

#A5504C

accent

#534BDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E72

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

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