#23797B#23797B

#23797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.079 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23797B
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(181, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(181, 72%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, -23.93, -8.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 25.38, 199.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% -0.0753 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.079 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1041, 15.4608, 21.1341)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23797B #7B2523

analogous

#237B51 #23797B #234D7B

triadic

#23797B #7B2379 #797B23

tetradic

#23797B #51237B #7B2523 #4D7B23

square

#23797B #51237B #7B2523 #4D7B23

split-complementary

#23797B #7B234D #7B5123

monochromatic

#081B1C #154A4B #23797B #31A8AB #4CC9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#23797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#23797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23797B

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23797B	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.079 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca0a1',
    500: '#23797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23797b;
$custom-light: #6ca0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.364,
    "s": 55.696,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5277,
    "c": 0.07889,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23797B

secondary

#AE4E4C

accent

#4C49DF

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #23797B

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

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