#236E7B#236E7B

#236E7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.074 H 211.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E7B
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 123)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, -18.09, -13.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 22.79, 217.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% -0.0632 -0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.074 211.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8427, 12.9381, 20.7136)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E7B #7B3023

analogous

#237B5C #236E7B #23427B

triadic

#236E7B #7B236E #6E7B23

tetradic

#236E7B #5C237B #7B3023 #427B23

square

#236E7B #5C237B #7B3023 #427B23

split-complementary

#236E7B #7B2342 #7B5C23

monochromatic

#08191C #15434B #236E7B #3199AB #4CB9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#236E7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#236E7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E7B

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E7B	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646A7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57617B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.074 211.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b97a1',
    500: '#236e7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e7b;
$custom-light: #6b97a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.864,
    "s": 55.696,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4987,
    "c": 0.07407,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E7B

secondary

#AE5B4C

accent

#5F49DF

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E7B

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

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