#23997E#23997E
#23997E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.109 H 173.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23997E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 153, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 17.6%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.73, -38.28, 5.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.73, 38.62, 172.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.33% -0.1078 0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.33% 0.109 173.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8483, 24.6442, 23.6562) |
| Luminance | 0.2465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.29
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.64
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.70
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23997E #99233E
analogous
#239943 #23997E #237999
triadic
#23997E #7E2399 #997E23
tetradic
#23997E #432399 #99233E #799923
square
#23997E #432399 #99233E #799923
split-complementary
#23997E #992379 #994323
monochromatic
#0C352C #186755 #23997E #2ECBA7 #5DDABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#23997E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#23997E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23997E
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23997E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23997E | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948F7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858380
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23997e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.109 173.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8a3',
500: '#23997e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23997e; $custom-light: #72b8a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23997e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 153,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.271,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61331,
"c": 0.10863,
"h": 173.1
},
"luminance": 0.24646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23997E
secondary
#BE5970
accent
#4267E6
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F3
border
#C8D0CD
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807F