#237B7B#237B7B
#237B7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.080 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237B7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 123, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 56%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.91, -24.95, -7.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.91, 26.05, 196.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.3% -0.0775 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.3% 0.08 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3496, 15.9520, 21.2159) |
| Luminance | 0.1595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 1.75
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.26
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.15
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237B7B #7B2323
analogous
#237B4F #237B7B #234F7B
triadic
#237B7B #7B237B #7B7B23
tetradic
#237B7B #4F237B #7B2323 #4F7B23
square
#237B7B #4F237B #7B2323 #4F7B23
split-complementary
#237B7B #7B234F #7B4F23
monochromatic
#081C1C #154B4B #237B7B #31ABAB #4CCCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#237B7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#237B7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237B7B
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237B7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237B7B | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73757B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656B7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237b7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.080 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6da1a1',
500: '#237b7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237b7b; $custom-light: #6da1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237b7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 123,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 55.696,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53299,
"c": 0.08024,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.15953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237B7B
secondary
#AE4C4C
accent
#4949DF
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EDF2F2
border
#C8CCCC
text
#080F0E
muted
#7B7E7E