#237B59#237B59

#237B59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.099 H 163.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237B59
RGB	rgb(35, 123, 89)
HSL	hsl(157, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(157, 72%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 27.6%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, -34.42, 11.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 36.21, 161.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% -0.0945 0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.099 163.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5783, 15.2434, 11.8867)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237B59 #7B2345

analogous

#237B2D #237B59 #23717B

triadic

#237B59 #59237B #7B5923

tetradic

#237B59 #2D237B #7B2345 #717B23

square

#237B59 #2D237B #7B2345 #717B23

split-complementary

#237B59 #7B2371 #7B2D23

monochromatic

#081C14 #154B37 #237B59 #31AB7B #4CCC9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#237B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#237B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237B59

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237B59	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D695B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.099 163.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa288',
    500: '#237b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237b59;
$custom-light: #6aa288;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.818,
    "s": 55.696,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52214,
    "c": 0.09872,
    "h": 163.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237B59

secondary

#AE4C72

accent

#4983DF

background

#F6FAF8

surface

#ECF3EF

border

#C7CDCA

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #237B59

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

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