#237B88#237B88

#237B88 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.082 H 209.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237B88
RGB	rgb(35, 123, 136)
HSL	hsl(188, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(188, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, -20.78, -14.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 25.34, 214.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% -0.0716 -0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.082 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2181, 16.2994, 25.7899)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237B88 #883023

analogous

#238862 #237B88 #234888

triadic

#237B88 #88237B #7B8823

tetradic

#237B88 #622388 #883023 #488823

square

#237B88 #622388 #883023 #488823

split-complementary

#237B88 #882348 #886223

monochromatic

#0A2327 #164F57 #237B88 #30A7B9 #53C2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#237B88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#237B88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237B88

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237B88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237B88	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707689

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00817F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237b88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.082 209.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea1aa',
    500: '#237b88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237b88;
$custom-light: #6ea1aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237b88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.723,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53816,
    "c": 0.08214,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237B88

secondary

#B75D50

accent

#5A46E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237B88

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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