#237796#237796

#237796 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.091 H 227.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237796
RGB	rgb(35, 119, 150)
HSL	hsl(196, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, -13.79, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 27.56, 239.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% -0.0616 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.091 227.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7927, 15.7515, 31.2144)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237796 #964223

analogous

#23967C #237796 #233E96

triadic

#237796 #962377 #779623

tetradic

#237796 #7C2396 #964223 #3E9623

square

#237796 #7C2396 #964223 #3E9623

split-complementary

#237796 #96233E #967C23

monochromatic

#0C2833 #175064 #237796 #2F9EC8 #5BB7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#237796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#237796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237796

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237796	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 119, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.091 227.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709eb5',
    500: '#237796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237796;
$custom-light: #709eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.174,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53423,
    "c": 0.09099,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237796

secondary

#BD7358

accent

#6E43E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237796

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

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