#236F72#236F72

#236F72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.072 H 198.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F72
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 114)
HSL	hsl(182, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, -21.57, -8.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 23.16, 201.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0685 -0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.072 198.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4135, 12.9401, 17.9179)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F72 #722623

analogous

#23724E #236F72 #234872

triadic

#236F72 #72236F #6F7223

tetradic

#236F72 #4E2372 #722623 #487223

square

#236F72 #4E2372 #722623 #487223

split-complementary

#236F72 #722348 #724E23

monochromatic

#071717 #154143 #236F72 #319DA1 #48C2C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#236F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#236F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F72

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F72	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)

#676A72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6172

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.072 198.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a989a',
    500: '#236f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f72;
$custom-light: #6a989a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.278,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49765,
    "c": 0.07236,
    "h": 198.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F72

secondary

#A54F4C

accent

#514BDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F72

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

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