#236E73#236E73

#236E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.072 H 201.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E73
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 115)
HSL	hsl(184, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(184, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, -20.71, -9.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 22.78, 204.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% -0.0669 -0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.072 201.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.3622, 12.7459, 18.1831)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E73 #732823

analogous

#237350 #236E73 #234673

triadic

#236E73 #73236E #6E7323

tetradic

#236E73 #502373 #732823 #467323

square

#236E73 #502373 #732823 #467323

split-complementary

#236E73 #732346 #735023

monochromatic

#071617 #154144 #236E73 #319BA2 #49C0C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#236E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#236E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E73

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E73	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6073

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.072 201.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a989b',
    500: '#236e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e73;
$custom-light: #6a989b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.75,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49538,
    "c": 0.07187,
    "h": 201.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E73

secondary

#A6514C

accent

#544BDD

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E73

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

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