#237E7E#237E7E
#237E7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.082 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237E7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.99, -25.54, -7.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.99, 26.66, 196.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.2% -0.0793 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.2% 0.082 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9182, 16.7840, 22.3461) |
| Luminance | 0.1678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 1.57
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.27
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.79
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237E7E #7E2323
analogous
#237E51 #237E7E #23517E
triadic
#237E7E #7E237E #7E7E23
tetradic
#237E7E #51237E #7E2323 #517E23
square
#237E7E #51237E #7E2323 #517E23
split-complementary
#237E7E #7E2351 #7E5123
monochromatic
#081E1E #164E4E #237E7E #30AEAE #4ECECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#237E7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#237E7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237E7E
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237E7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237E7E | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75787E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686E7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00827E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237e7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.082 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6da4a3',
500: '#237e7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237e7e; $custom-light: #6da4a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237e7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54204,
"c": 0.08213,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.16785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237E7E
secondary
#B04C4C
accent
#4848E0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#080F0F
muted
#7B7F7F