#237D85#237D85

#237D85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.082 H 203.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237D85
RGB	rgb(35, 125, 133)
HSL	hsl(185, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.90, -22.81, -11.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.90, 25.74, 207.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% -0.075 -0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.082 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2585, 16.7166, 24.7663)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237D85 #852B23

analogous

#23855C #237D85 #234C85

triadic

#237D85 #85237D #7D8523

tetradic

#237D85 #5C2385 #852B23 #4C8523

square

#237D85 #5C2385 #852B23 #4C8523

split-complementary

#237D85 #85234C #855C23

monochromatic

#092224 #164F55 #237D85 #30ABB5 #51C7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#237D85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#237D85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237D85

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237D85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237D85	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656D85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00827F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237d85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 125, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.082 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea3a8',
    500: '#237d85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237d85;
$custom-light: #6ea3a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237d85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.898,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54213,
    "c": 0.082,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237D85

secondary

#B5574F

accent

#5346E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237D85

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

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