#237979#237979

#237979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.079 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237979
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, -24.56, -7.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 25.64, 196.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% -0.0763 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.079 195)
XYZ	xyz(10.9801, 15.4113, 20.4814)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237979 #792323

analogous

#23794E #237979 #234E79

triadic

#237979 #792379 #797923

tetradic

#237979 #4E2379 #792323 #4E7923

square

#237979 #4E2379 #792323 #4E7923

split-complementary

#237979 #79234E #794E23

monochromatic

#081A1A #154A4A #237979 #31A8A8 #4BCBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#237979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#237979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237979

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237979	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.079 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca09f',
    500: '#237979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237979;
$custom-light: #6ca09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 55.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52694,
    "c": 0.07896,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.15413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237979

secondary

#AC4C4C

accent

#4949DE

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #237979

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

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