#237E6E#237E6E
#237E6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.087 H 178.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237E6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 12.7%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.50, -30.29, 1.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.50, 30.31, 177.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.65% -0.0871 0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.65% 0.087 178.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9671, 16.4036, 17.3370) |
| Luminance | 0.1641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 6.35
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.72
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 6.89
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.06
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.83
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237E6E #7E2333
analogous
#237E41 #237E6E #23617E
triadic
#237E6E #6E237E #7E6E23
tetradic
#237E6E #41237E #7E2333 #617E23
square
#237E6E #41237E #7E2333 #617E23
split-complementary
#237E6E #7E2361 #7E4123
monochromatic
#081E1A #164E44 #237E6E #30AE98 #4ECEB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#237E6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#237E6E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237E6E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237E6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237E6E | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.28 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79766D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6D6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008079
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237e6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.087 178.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca497',
500: '#237e6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237e6e; $custom-light: #6ca497; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237e6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.451,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53646,
"c": 0.08713,
"h": 178.4
},
"luminance": 0.16405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237E6E
secondary
#B04C5E
accent
#4863E0
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF4F2
border
#C7CECC
text
#080F0D
muted
#7A7F7E