#237A7E#237A7E
#237A7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.080 H 199.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 122, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.69, -23.50, -9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.69, 25.38, 202.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.15% -0.075 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.15% 0.08 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4169, 15.7814, 22.1790) |
| Luminance | 0.1578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 1.70
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 3.04
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.34
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.51
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237A7E #7E2723
analogous
#237E55 #237A7E #234D7E
triadic
#237A7E #7E237A #7A7E23
tetradic
#237A7E #55237E #7E2723 #4D7E23
square
#237A7E #55237E #7E2723 #4D7E23
split-complementary
#237A7E #7E234D #7E5523
monochromatic
#081D1E #164C4E #237A7E #30A8AE #4EC8CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#237A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#237A7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237A7E
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237A7E | 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)
#71747E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#646A7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 122, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.080 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6da1a3',
500: '#237a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237a7e; $custom-light: #6da1a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 122,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.637,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5315,
"c": 0.0796,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.15783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237A7E
secondary
#B0514C
accent
#4F48E0
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F3
border
#C8CCCD
text
#080F0F
muted
#7B7E7F