#237B6D#237B6D
#237B6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.084 H 180.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237B6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 123, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 11.4%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, -29.13, 0.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 29.13, 179.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.81% -0.0843 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.81% 0.084 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5351, 15.6262, 16.9260) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.50
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.74
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.24
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.86
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.39
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237B6D #7B2331
analogous
#237B41 #237B6D #235D7B
triadic
#237B6D #6D237B #7B6D23
tetradic
#237B6D #41237B #7B2331 #5D7B23
square
#237B6D #41237B #7B2331 #5D7B23
split-complementary
#237B6D #7B235D #7B4123
monochromatic
#081C19 #154B43 #237B6D #31AB97 #4CCCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#237B6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#237B6D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237B6D
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237B6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237B6D | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76736C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696A6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237b6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.084 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ba296',
500: '#237b6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237b6d; $custom-light: #6ba296; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237b6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 123,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.455,
"s": 55.696,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52805,
"c": 0.0843,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.15627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237B6D
secondary
#AE4C5C
accent
#4961DF
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F2
border
#C7CDCC
text
#080F0D
muted
#7A7F7E