#236E7C#236E7C

#236E7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.075 H 212.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236E7C
RGB	rgb(35, 110, 124)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, -17.75, -14.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 22.87, 219.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0628 -0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.075 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9056, 12.9633, 21.0450)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236E7C #7C3123

analogous

#237C5D #236E7C #23417C

triadic

#236E7C #7C236E #6E7C23

tetradic

#236E7C #5D237C #7C3123 #417C23

square

#236E7C #5D237C #7C3123 #417C23

split-complementary

#236E7C #7C2341 #7C5D23

monochromatic

#08191D #16444C #236E7C #3098AC #4DB9CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#236E7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#236E7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236E7C

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236E7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236E7C	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)

#636A7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57617C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236e7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 110, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.075 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b97a2',
    500: '#236e7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236e7c;
$custom-light: #6b97a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236e7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.438,
    "s": 55.975,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49913,
    "c": 0.07451,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236E7C

secondary

#AF5C4C

accent

#6049DF

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236E7C

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

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