#237988#237988

#237988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.082 H 211.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237988
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 136)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 11%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, -19.71, -15.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 25.06, 218.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% -0.0694 -0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.082 211.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9725, 15.8082, 25.7081)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237988 #883223

analogous

#238864 #237988 #234688

triadic

#237988 #882379 #798823

tetradic

#237988 #642388 #883223 #468823

square

#237988 #642388 #883223 #468823

split-complementary

#237988 #882346 #886423

monochromatic

#0A2227 #164E57 #237988 #30A4B9 #53C0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#237988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#237988 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237988

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237988	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7589

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6A88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.082 211.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea0aa',
    500: '#237988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237988;
$custom-light: #6ea0aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.911,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53298,
    "c": 0.08171,
    "h": 211.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237988

secondary

#B75F50

accent

#5D46E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237988

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

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