#23978C#23978C
#23978C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.099 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23978C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 151, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 0%, 7.3%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, -33.49, -3.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 33.64, 185.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.25% -0.099 -0.0092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.25% 0.099 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4911, 24.3820, 28.6429) |
| Luminance | 0.2438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.58
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.58
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.44
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23978C #97232E
analogous
#239752 #23978C #236897
triadic
#23978C #8C2397 #978C23
tetradic
#23978C #522397 #97232E #689723
square
#23978C #522397 #97232E #689723
split-complementary
#23978C #972368 #975223
monochromatic
#0C3430 #17655E #23978C #2FC9BA #5BD9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#23978C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#23978C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23978C
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23978C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23978C | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8E8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F838D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23978c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 151, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.099 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b6ad',
500: '#23978c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23978c; $custom-light: #73b6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23978c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 151,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.31,
"s": 62.366,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61246,
"c": 0.09943,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.24384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23978C
secondary
#BE5862
accent
#4252E5
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F