#236F6F#236F6F

#236F6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.072 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F6F
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 111)
HSL	hsl(180, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, -22.51, -6.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 23.51, 196.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% -0.0699 -0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.072 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2455, 12.8729, 17.0333)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F6F #6F2323

analogous

#236F49 #236F6F #23496F

triadic

#236F6F #6F236F #6F6F23

tetradic

#236F6F #49236F #6F2323 #496F23

square

#236F6F #49236F #6F2323 #496F23

split-complementary

#236F6F #6F2349 #6F4923

monochromatic

#071717 #144040 #236F6F #329E9E #47C5C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#236F6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#236F6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F6F

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F6F	1.00	5.87	3.57	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6170

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00736F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.072 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9898',
    500: '#236f6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f6f;
$custom-light: #6a9898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 52.055,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49649,
    "c": 0.07239,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F6F

secondary

#A24C4C

accent

#4C4CDB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F6F

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

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