#23979B#23979B
#23979B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.097 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23979B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 151, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.93, -28.99, -11.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.93, 31.03, 200.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.78% -0.0921 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.78% 0.097 198.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6734, 24.8549, 34.8700) |
| Luminance | 0.2486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.50
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.50
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.11
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23979B #9B2723
analogous
#239B63 #23979B #235B9B
triadic
#23979B #9B2397 #979B23
tetradic
#23979B #63239B #9B2723 #5B9B23
square
#23979B #63239B #9B2723 #5B9B23
split-complementary
#23979B #9B235B #9B6323
monochromatic
#0C3637 #186669 #23979B #2EC8CD #5ED6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#23979B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#23979B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23979B
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23979B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23979B | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C909B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B839C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23979b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 151, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.097 198.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6b8',
500: '#23979b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23979b; $custom-light: #74b6b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23979b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 151,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61779,
"c": 0.09707,
"h": 198.5
},
"luminance": 0.24857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23979B
secondary
#BF5E5A
accent
#4742E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080