#23989E#23989E
#23989E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.098 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23989E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 152, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.35, -28.54, -12.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.35, 31.03, 203.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% -0.0917 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.098 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0901, 25.2802, 36.2673) |
| Luminance | 0.2528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.20
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.03
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23989E #9E2923
analogous
#239E67 #23989E #235A9E
triadic
#23989E #9E2398 #989E23
tetradic
#23989E #67239E #9E2923 #5A9E23
square
#23989E #67239E #9E2923 #5A9E23
split-complementary
#23989E #9E235A #9E6723
monochromatic
#0D383A #18686C #23989E #2EC8D0 #60D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#23989E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#23989E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23989E
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23989E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23989E | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C919F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B849F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23989e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 152, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.098 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6ba',
500: '#23989e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23989e; $custom-light: #74b6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23989e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 152,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.927,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62147,
"c": 0.09775,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.25282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23989E
secondary
#C1615C
accent
#4941E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080