#237B6F#237B6F
#237B6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.083 H 182.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237B6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 123, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 72%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.54, -28.56, -0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.54, 28.57, 181.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.87% -0.0833 -0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.87% 0.083 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6440, 15.6697, 17.4994) |
| Luminance | 0.1567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.09
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.46
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237B6F #7B232F
analogous
#237B43 #237B6F #235B7B
triadic
#237B6F #6F237B #7B6F23
tetradic
#237B6F #43237B #7B232F #5B7B23
square
#237B6F #43237B #7B232F #5B7B23
split-complementary
#237B6F #7B235B #7B4323
monochromatic
#081C19 #154B44 #237B6F #31AB9A #4CCCBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#237B6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#237B6F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237B6F
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237B6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237B6F | 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)
#75746F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696A70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237b6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.083 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca198',
500: '#237b6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237b6f; $custom-light: #6ca198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237b6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 123,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.818,
"s": 55.696,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52872,
"c": 0.08336,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.15671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237B6F
secondary
#AE4C59
accent
#495DDF
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F2
border
#C7CDCC
text
#080F0D
muted
#7A7F7E