#236F78#236F78

#236F78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.073 H 206.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F78
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 120)
HSL	hsl(186, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(186, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, -19.63, -11.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 22.87, 210.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% -0.0657 -0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.073 206.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7663, 13.0812, 19.7759)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F78 #782C23

analogous

#237856 #236F78 #234478

triadic

#236F78 #78236F #6F7823

tetradic

#236F78 #562378 #782C23 #447823

square

#236F78 #562378 #782C23 #447823

split-complementary

#236F78 #782344 #785623

monochromatic

#071719 #154349 #236F78 #319BA7 #4BBDCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#236F78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#236F78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F78

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F78	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.073 206.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989f',
    500: '#236f78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f78;
$custom-light: #6b989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.353,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50007,
    "c": 0.07333,
    "h": 206.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F78

secondary

#AB564C

accent

#594ADE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F78

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

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