#23999E#23999E
#23999E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.098 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23999E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 153, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.66, -29.03, -11.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.66, 31.30, 201.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.4% -0.0927 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.098 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2531, 25.6062, 36.3216) |
| Luminance | 0.2561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.81
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.22
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23999E #9E2823
analogous
#239E65 #23999E #235B9E
triadic
#23999E #9E2399 #999E23
tetradic
#23999E #65239E #9E2823 #5B9E23
square
#23999E #65239E #9E2823 #5B9E23
split-complementary
#23999E #9E235B #9E6523
monochromatic
#0D383A #18686C #23999E #2ECAD0 #60D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#23999E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#23999E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23999E
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23999E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23999E | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D929E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C859F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23999e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 153, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.098 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b7ba',
500: '#23999e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23999e; $custom-light: #75b7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23999e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 153,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.439,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62402,
"c": 0.09826,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.25608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23999E
secondary
#C1605C
accent
#4841E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080