#23979D#23979D
#23979D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.097 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23979D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 151, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.00, -28.36, -12.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.00, 30.85, 203.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.85% -0.0911 -0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.85% 0.097 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8428, 24.9227, 35.7619) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.03
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.19
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23979D #9D2923
analogous
#239D66 #23979D #235A9D
triadic
#23979D #9D2397 #979D23
tetradic
#23979D #66239D #9D2923 #5A9D23
square
#23979D #66239D #9D2923 #5A9D23
split-complementary
#23979D #9D235A #9D6623
monochromatic
#0D3739 #18676B #23979D #2EC7CF #5FD5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#23979D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#23979D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23979D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23979D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23979D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B909E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A839E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23979d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 151, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.097 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6b9',
500: '#23979d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23979d; $custom-light: #74b6b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23979d",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 151,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.951,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61854,
"c": 0.09718,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.24925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23979D
secondary
#C0615C
accent
#4941E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080