#23997C#23997C
#23997C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.110 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23997C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 153, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 19%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.68, -38.80, 6.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.68, 39.30, 170.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.27% -0.1088 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.27% 0.11 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7205, 24.5931, 22.9833) |
| Luminance | 0.2460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 3.66
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.08
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.78
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.88
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.47
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23997C #992340
analogous
#239941 #23997C #237B99
triadic
#23997C #7C2399 #997C23
tetradic
#23997C #412399 #992340 #7B9923
square
#23997C #412399 #992340 #7B9923
split-complementary
#23997C #99237B #994123
monochromatic
#0C352B #186754 #23997C #2ECBA4 #5DDABB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#23997C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#23997C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23997C
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23997C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23997C | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948E7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85837E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23997c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.110 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8a1',
500: '#23997c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23997c; $custom-light: #72b8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23997c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 153,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.254,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61273,
"c": 0.10996,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.24595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23997C
secondary
#BE5972
accent
#426AE6
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EDF6F2
border
#C8D0CC
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807E