#23897E#23897E
#23897E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.091 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23897E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 137, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 8%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.56, -30.95, -2.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.56, 31.04, 184.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.11% -0.0911 -0.0069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.11% 0.091 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4029, 19.7534, 22.8410) |
| Luminance | 0.1976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.60
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.57
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.78
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.29
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23897E #89232E
analogous
#23894B #23897E #236189
triadic
#23897E #7E2389 #897E23
tetradic
#23897E #4B2389 #89232E #618923
square
#23897E #4B2389 #89232E #618923
split-complementary
#23897E #892361 #894B23
monochromatic
#0A2824 #175851 #23897E #2FBAAB #53D3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#23897E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#23897E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23897E
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23897E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23897E | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82817E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74777F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23897e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.091 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faca3',
500: '#23897e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23897e; $custom-light: #6faca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23897e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 137,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.529,
"s": 59.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57107,
"c": 0.09136,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.19755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23897E
secondary
#B7515C
accent
#4556E2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F