#236F79#236F79

#236F79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.074 H 207.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#236F79
RGB	rgb(35, 111, 121)
HSL	hsl(187, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(187, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, -19.30, -12.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 22.88, 212.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% -0.0652 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.074 207.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8273, 13.1056, 20.0972)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#236F79 #792D23

analogous

#237958 #236F79 #234479

triadic

#236F79 #79236F #6F7923

tetradic

#236F79 #582379 #792D23 #447923

square

#236F79 #582379 #792D23 #447923

split-complementary

#236F79 #792344 #795823

monochromatic

#08181A #15434A #236F79 #319BA8 #4BBCCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#236F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#236F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #236F79

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##236F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##236F79	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596179

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #236f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 111, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.074 207.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b989f',
    500: '#236f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #236f79;
$custom-light: #6b989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#236f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.977,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50049,
    "c": 0.07362,
    "h": 207.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#236F79

secondary

#AC574C

accent

#5B49DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #236F79

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

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