#237A8A#237A8A
#237A8A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.083 H 212.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 122, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.12, -19.58, -16.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.12, 25.32, 219.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.64% -0.0696 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.64% 0.083 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2382, 16.1099, 26.5044) |
| Luminance | 0.1611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 2.41
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.72
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.51
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.57
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.90
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237A8A #8A3323
analogous
#238A67 #237A8A #23478A
triadic
#237A8A #8A237A #7A8A23
tetradic
#237A8A #67238A #8A3323 #478A23
square
#237A8A #67238A #8A3323 #478A23
split-complementary
#237A8A #8A2347 #8A6723
monochromatic
#0A2428 #174F59 #237A8A #2FA5BB #54C0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#237A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#237A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237A8A
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237A8A | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E768B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#606B8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00807F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 122, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.083 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ea0ac',
500: '#237a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237a8a; $custom-light: #6ea0ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 122,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.32,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53642,
"c": 0.08275,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.16111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237A8A
secondary
#B76151
accent
#5E45E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F