#237B6C#237B6C
#237B6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.085 H 179.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237B6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 123, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 12.2%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.45, -29.42, 0.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.45, 29.42, 178.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.77% -0.0848 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.77% 0.085 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4816, 15.6048, 16.6441) |
| Luminance | 0.1561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 6.08
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.63
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.22
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.65
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237B6C #7B2332
analogous
#237B40 #237B6C #235E7B
triadic
#237B6C #6C237B #7B6C23
tetradic
#237B6C #40237B #7B2332 #5E7B23
square
#237B6C #40237B #7B2332 #5E7B23
split-complementary
#237B6C #7B235E #7B4023
monochromatic
#081C18 #154B42 #237B6C #31AB96 #4CCCB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#237B6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#237B6C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237B6C
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237B6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237B6C | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76736B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696A6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237b6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.085 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ba296',
500: '#237b6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237b6c; $custom-light: #6ba296; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237b6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 123,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.773,
"s": 55.696,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52773,
"c": 0.08481,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.15606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237B6C
secondary
#AE4C5D
accent
#4962DF
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F1
border
#C7CDCB
text
#070F0D
muted
#7A7F7E