#23A0A8#23A0A8
#23A0A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.102 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A0A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 160, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, -29.35, -13.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 32.34, 204.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.55% -0.0952 -0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.55% 0.102 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3286, 28.3236, 41.4338) |
| Luminance | 0.2833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.04
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A0A8 #A82B23
analogous
#23A86E #23A0A8 #235EA8
triadic
#23A0A8 #A823A0 #A0A823
tetradic
#23A0A8 #6E23A8 #A82B23 #5EA823
square
#23A0A8 #6E23A8 #A82B23 #5EA823
split-complementary
#23A0A8 #A8235E #A86E23
monochromatic
#0E4043 #187075 #23A0A8 #34CBD5 #66D8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#23A0A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#23A0A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A0A8
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A0A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A0A8 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9399A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a0a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 160, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.102 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcc1',
500: '#23a0a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a0a8; $custom-light: #77bcc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a0a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 160,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.609,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64554,
"c": 0.10247,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.28326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A0A8
secondary
#C56862
accent
#4A3FE8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181