#237C8C#237C8C

#237C8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.084 H 212.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237C8C
RGB	rgb(35, 124, 140)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 11.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, -19.99, -16.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 25.69, 218.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% -0.0709 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.084 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6324, 16.6646, 27.3567)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237C8C #8C3323

analogous

#238C68 #237C8C #23488C

triadic

#237C8C #8C237C #7C8C23

tetradic

#237C8C #68238C #8C3323 #488C23

square

#237C8C #68238C #8C3323 #488C23

split-complementary

#237C8C #8C2348 #8C6823

monochromatic

#0B252A #17515B #237C8C #2FA7BD #55C1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#237C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#237C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237C8C

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237C8C	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70788D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 124, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.084 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa2ad',
    500: '#237c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237c8c;
$custom-light: #6fa2ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.143,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54244,
    "c": 0.08394,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237C8C

secondary

#B86252

accent

#5D45E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237C8C

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

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