#23A090#23A090
#23A090 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.106 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A090 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 160, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 0%, 10%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.44, -36.49, -1.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.44, 36.51, 181.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% -0.1063 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.106 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2955, 27.5103, 30.7259) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.28
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.84
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A090 #A02333
analogous
#23A051 #23A090 #2371A0
triadic
#23A090 #9023A0 #A09023
tetradic
#23A090 #5123A0 #A02333 #71A023
square
#23A090 #5123A0 #A02333 #71A023
split-complementary
#23A090 #A02371 #A05123
monochromatic
#0D3C36 #186E63 #23A090 #2FD1BD #61DCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#23A090 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#23A090 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A090
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A090 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A090 | 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)
#98968F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888A91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a090; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 160, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.106 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bdb0',
500: '#23a090',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a090; $custom-light: #74bdb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a090",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 160,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.32,
"s": 64.103,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63711,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.27513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A090
secondary
#C15D6A
accent
#4156E7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F