#237A78#237A78

#237A78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.080 H 192.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237A78
RGB	rgb(35, 122, 120)
HSL	hsl(179, 55%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(179, 71%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 1.6%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, -25.37, -6.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 26.15, 194.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0778 -0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.08 192.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0413, 15.6312, 20.2009)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237A78 #7A2325

analogous

#237A4C #237A78 #23507A

triadic

#237A78 #78237A #7A7823

tetradic

#237A78 #4C237A #7A2325 #507A23

square

#237A78 #4C237A #7A2325 #507A23

split-complementary

#237A78 #7A2350 #7A4C23

monochromatic

#081B1A #154A49 #237A78 #31AAA7 #4CCCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#237A78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#237A78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237A78

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237A78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237A78	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727478

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237a78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 122, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.080 192.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca19e',
    500: '#237a78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237a78;
$custom-light: #6ca19e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237a78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.621,
    "s": 55.414,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52922,
    "c": 0.0798,
    "h": 192.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237A78

secondary

#AD4C4E

accent

#494DDF

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080F0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #237A78

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

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