#23A08F#23A08F
#23A08F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.107 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A08F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 160, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 0%, 10.6%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.42, -36.77, -0.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.42, 36.78, 180.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.68% -0.1067 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.68% 0.107 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2194, 27.4799, 30.3252) |
| Luminance | 0.2748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.21
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.56
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.09
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A08F #A02334
analogous
#23A050 #23A08F #2372A0
triadic
#23A08F #8F23A0 #A08F23
tetradic
#23A08F #5023A0 #A02334 #72A023
square
#23A08F #5023A0 #A02334 #72A023
split-complementary
#23A08F #A02372 #A05023
monochromatic
#0D3C35 #186E62 #23A08F #2FD1BB #61DCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#23A08F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#23A08F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A08F
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A08F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A08F | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99968E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888A91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a08f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 160, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.107 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bdaf',
500: '#23a08f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a08f; $custom-light: #74bdaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a08f",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 160,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.84,
"s": 64.103,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63679,
"c": 0.10677,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.27482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A08F
secondary
#C15D6B
accent
#4157E7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F