#237985#237985

#237985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.081 H 208.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237985
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 133)
HSL	hsl(187, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(187, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, -20.71, -13.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 24.92, 213.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% -0.0708 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.081 208.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7623, 15.7241, 24.6009)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237985 #852F23

analogous

#238560 #237985 #234885

triadic

#237985 #852379 #798523

tetradic

#237985 #602385 #852F23 #488523

square

#237985 #602385 #852F23 #488523

split-complementary

#237985 #852348 #856023

monochromatic

#092124 #164D55 #237985 #30A5B5 #51C2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#237985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#237985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237985

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237985	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7486

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606A85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.081 208.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea0a8',
    500: '#237985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237985;
$custom-light: #6ea0a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.347,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53171,
    "c": 0.08057,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237985

secondary

#B55B4F

accent

#5946E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237985

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

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