#237989#237989

#237989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.082 H 212.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237989
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 137)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 11.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, -19.38, -16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 25.13, 219.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% -0.069 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.082 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0439, 15.8368, 26.0841)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237989 #893323

analogous

#238966 #237989 #234689

triadic

#237989 #892379 #798923

tetradic

#237989 #662389 #893323 #468923

square

#237989 #662389 #893323 #468923

split-complementary

#237989 #892346 #896623

monochromatic

#0A2328 #174E58 #237989 #2FA4BA #53BFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#237989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#237989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237989

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237989	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D758A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.082 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea0ab',
    500: '#237989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237989;
$custom-light: #6ea0ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.412,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53341,
    "c": 0.08216,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237989

secondary

#B76151

accent

#5E45E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237989

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

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