#236E78#236E78

#236E78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.073 H 207.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E78
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 120)
HSL	hsl(187, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(187, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -19.09, -12.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 22.67, 212.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% -0.0646 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.073 207.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6578, 12.8642, 19.7397)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E78 #782D23

analogous

#237857 #236E78 #234378

triadic

#236E78 #78236E #6E7823

tetradic

#236E78 #572378 #782D23 #437823

square

#236E78 #572378 #782D23 #437823

split-complementary

#236E78 #782343 #785723

monochromatic

#071719 #154349 #236E78 #3199A7 #4BBBCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#236E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#236E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E78

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E78	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.073 207.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989f',
    500: '#236e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e78;
$custom-light: #6b989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49743,
    "c": 0.07298,
    "h": 207.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E78

secondary

#AB574C

accent

#5B4ADE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E78

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

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