#23897F#23897F
#23897F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.091 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23897F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 137, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 7.3%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.59, -30.65, -2.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.59, 30.79, 185.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.14% -0.0906 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.14% 0.091 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4677, 19.7793, 23.1826) |
| Luminance | 0.1978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.64
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.68
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.17
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.89
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23897F #89232D
analogous
#23894C #23897F #236089
triadic
#23897F #7F2389 #897F23
tetradic
#23897F #4C2389 #89232D #608923
square
#23897F #4C2389 #89232D #608923
split-complementary
#23897F #892360 #894C23
monochromatic
#0A2825 #175852 #23897F #2FBAAC #53D3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#23897F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#23897F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23897F
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23897F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23897F | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82817F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23897f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 137, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.091 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faca4',
500: '#23897f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23897f; $custom-light: #6faca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23897f",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 137,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.118,
"s": 59.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57141,
"c": 0.091,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.19781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23897F
secondary
#B7515B
accent
#4555E2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F