#237A7A#237A7A
#237A7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.080 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237A7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 122, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 55%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 71%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.55, -24.75, -7.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.55, 25.84, 196.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53% -0.0769 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53% 0.08 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1639, 15.6802, 20.8468) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 1.70
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.56
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 2.98
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.04
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.28
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237A7A #7A2323
analogous
#237A4E #237A7A #234E7A
triadic
#237A7A #7A237A #7A7A23
tetradic
#237A7A #4E237A #7A2323 #4E7A23
square
#237A7A #4E237A #7A2323 #4E7A23
split-complementary
#237A7A #7A234E #7A4E23
monochromatic
#081B1B #154A4A #237A7A #31AAAA #4CCCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#237A7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#237A7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237A7A
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237A7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237A7A | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72747A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656A7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237a7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 122, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.080 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca1a0',
500: '#237a7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237a7a; $custom-light: #6ca1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237a7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 122,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 55.414,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52997,
"c": 0.0796,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.15682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237A7A
secondary
#AD4C4C
accent
#4949DF
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#ECF2F2
border
#C7CCCC
text
#080F0E
muted
#7A7E7E