#236E79#236E79

#236E79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.073 H 209.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E79
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, -18.76, -12.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 22.70, 214.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% -0.0641 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.073 209)
XYZ	xyz(9.7188, 12.8886, 20.0610)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E79 #792E23

analogous

#237959 #236E79 #234379

triadic

#236E79 #79236E #6E7923

tetradic

#236E79 #592379 #792E23 #437923

square

#236E79 #592379 #792E23 #437923

split-complementary

#236E79 #792343 #795923

monochromatic

#08181A #15434A #236E79 #3199A8 #4BBBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#236E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#236E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E79

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E79	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586179

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.073 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989f',
    500: '#236e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e79;
$custom-light: #6b989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.674,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49785,
    "c": 0.07331,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.1289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E79

secondary

#AC584C

accent

#5C49DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E79

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

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