#237879#237879

#237879 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.078 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237879
RGB	rgb(35, 120, 121)
HSL	hsl(181, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(181, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, -24.04, -7.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 25.29, 198.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% -0.0752 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.078 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8592, 15.1695, 20.4411)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237879 #792423

analogous

#23794F #237879 #234D79

triadic

#237879 #792378 #787923

tetradic

#237879 #4F2379 #792423 #4D7923

square

#237879 #4F2379 #792423 #4D7923

split-complementary

#237879 #79234D #794F23

monochromatic

#081A1A #15494A #237879 #31A7A8 #4BCACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#237879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#237879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237879

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237879	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707279

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 120, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.078 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c9f9f',
    500: '#237879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237879;
$custom-light: #6c9f9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.698,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52429,
    "c": 0.07826,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237879

secondary

#AC4D4C

accent

#4B49DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #237879

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

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