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#237d79 color: Zirconia Teal

#237d79 is rgb(35, 125, 121) in RGB and oklch(53.755% 0.08203 190.636) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

53.8%
0.082
191°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #237d79

#237d79 is a soft teal color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zirconia Teal (#2c7c79). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #237d79 mixed with white

  1. 237d79
  2. 408a86
  3. 579692
  4. 6da39f
  5. 82b0ac
  6. 97bdba
  7. abcac7
  8. c0d7d5
  9. d5e4e3
  10. eaf2f1

Darker: #237d79 mixed with black

  1. 237d79
  2. 1d6c68
  3. 175b58
  4. 114b48
  5. 0c3b39
  6. 072c2b
  7. 041e1d
  8. 011110
  9. 000505
  10. 000101

Calmer: #237d79 with less saturation

  1. 237d79
  2. 307c78
  3. 3b7a77
  4. 437976
  5. 4b7775
  6. 527673
  7. 587472
  8. 5e7371
  9. 647170
  10. 69706f

Questions about #237d79

What color is #237d79?

#237d79 is soft teal. The closest named color is Zirconia Teal. In RGB it is rgb(35, 125, 121), in HSL hsl(177.33, 56.25%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.755% 0.08203 190.636).

What colors go well with #237d79?

The complementary color of #237d79 is #975962. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e7d5e and #2b798f. The triadic partners are #7d6091 and #8c6535.

Is white or black text more readable on #237d79?

White text reads better on #237d79: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237d79 a warm or cool color?

#237d79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.082.