#237E59#237E59
#237E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.103 H 161.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 29.4%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.97, -35.74, 12.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.97, 37.91, 160.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.04% -0.0977 0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.04% 0.103 161.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9561, 15.9992, 12.0127) |
| Luminance | 0.1600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 3.37
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 5.86
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 6.26
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.83
Darkish Green
#287C37
ΔE00 8.14
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237E59 #7E2348
analogous
#237E2B #237E59 #23767E
triadic
#237E59 #59237E #7E5923
tetradic
#237E59 #2B237E #7E2348 #767E23
square
#237E59 #2B237E #7E2348 #767E23
split-complementary
#237E59 #7E2376 #7E2B23
monochromatic
#081E15 #164E37 #237E59 #30AE7B #4ECE9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#237E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#237E59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237E59
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237E59 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706C5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.103 161.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ba488',
500: '#237e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237e59; $custom-light: #6ba488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.604,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53041,
"c": 0.10291,
"h": 161.8
},
"luminance": 0.16
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237E59
secondary
#B04C75
accent
#4886E0
background
#F6FAF8
surface
#ECF4EF
border
#C7CECA
text
#070F0B
muted
#7A7F7C