#237972#237972

#237972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.080 H 187.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237972
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 114)
HSL	hsl(175, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(175, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, -26.69, -3.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 26.92, 187.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% -0.0796 -0.01)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.08 187.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5664, 15.2458, 18.3022)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237972 #79232A

analogous

#237947 #237972 #235579

triadic

#237972 #722379 #797223

tetradic

#237972 #472379 #79232A #557923

square

#237972 #472379 #79232A #557923

split-complementary

#237972 #792355 #794723

monochromatic

#081A19 #154A45 #237972 #31A89F #4BCBC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#237972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#237972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237972

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237972	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666973

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.080 187.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca09a',
    500: '#237972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237972;
$custom-light: #6ca09a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.116,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52438,
    "c": 0.08024,
    "h": 187.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237972

secondary

#AC4C54

accent

#4955DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080F0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #237972

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

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