#23909E#23909E
#23909E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.095 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23909E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 144, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.84, -24.52, -15.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.84, 29.27, 213.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.11% -0.0837 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.11% 0.095 208) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8352, 22.7704, 35.8490) |
| Luminance | 0.2277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.83
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.00
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23909E #9E3123
analogous
#239E6E #23909E #23539E
triadic
#23909E #9E2390 #909E23
tetradic
#23909E #6E239E #9E3123 #539E23
square
#23909E #6E239E #9E3123 #539E23
split-complementary
#23909E #9E2353 #9E6E23
monochromatic
#0D353A #18626C #23909E #2EBED0 #60CEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#23909E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#23909E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23909E
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23909E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23909E | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838A9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23909e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 144, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.095 208.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b1ba',
500: '#23909e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23909e; $custom-light: #73b1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23909e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 144,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.829,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60113,
"c": 0.09474,
"h": 208
},
"luminance": 0.22772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23909E
secondary
#C1685C
accent
#5441E7
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF5F6
border
#C9CFD0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80