#236F56#236F56

#236F56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.085 H 167.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F56
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 86)
HSL	hsl(160, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(160, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 22.5%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, -29.68, 7.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 30.54, 166.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0825 0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.085 167.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0564, 12.3972, 10.7706)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F56 #6F233C

analogous

#236F30 #236F56 #23626F

triadic

#236F56 #56236F #6F5623

tetradic

#236F56 #30236F #6F233C #626F23

square

#236F56 #30236F #6F233C #626F23

split-complementary

#236F56 #6F2362 #6F3023

monochromatic

#071712 #144032 #236F56 #329E7A #47C59C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#236F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#236F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F56

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F56	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6755

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.085 167.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689985',
    500: '#236f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f56;
$custom-light: #689985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.263,
    "s": 52.055,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48812,
    "c": 0.08452,
    "h": 167.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F56

secondary

#A24C68

accent

#4C7BDB

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#070E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F56

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

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