#237B6E#237B6E
#237B6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.084 H 181.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237B6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 123, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 10.6%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, -28.84, -0.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 28.85, 180.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.84% -0.0838 -0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.84% 0.084 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5892, 15.6478, 17.2111) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.41
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.85
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.50
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.14
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237B6E #7B2330
analogous
#237B42 #237B6E #235C7B
triadic
#237B6E #6E237B #7B6E23
tetradic
#237B6E #42237B #7B2330 #5C7B23
square
#237B6E #42237B #7B2330 #5C7B23
split-complementary
#237B6E #7B235C #7B4223
monochromatic
#081C19 #154B43 #237B6E #31AB99 #4CCCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#237B6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#237B6E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237B6E
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237B6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237B6E | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75746E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696A6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237b6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.084 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca297',
500: '#237b6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237b6e; $custom-light: #6ca297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237b6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 123,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.136,
"s": 55.696,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52838,
"c": 0.08381,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.15649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237B6E
secondary
#AE4C5B
accent
#495FDF
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F2
border
#C7CDCC
text
#080F0D
muted
#7A7F7E