#23A0B3#23A0B3
#23A0B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.105 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A0B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 160, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.56, -25.84, -19.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.56, 32.20, 216.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.99% -0.0905 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.99% 0.105 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3971, 28.7509, 47.0608) |
| Luminance | 0.2875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.05
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.19
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.26
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A0B3 #B33623
analogous
#23B37E #23A0B3 #2358B3
triadic
#23A0B3 #B323A0 #A0B323
tetradic
#23A0B3 #7E23B3 #B33623 #58B323
square
#23A0B3 #7E23B3 #B33623 #58B323
split-complementary
#23A0B3 #B32358 #B37E23
monochromatic
#0F444D #197280 #23A0B3 #3BC4D9 #6ED3E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#23A0B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#23A0B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A0B3
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A0B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A0B3 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909AB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8CB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a0b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 160, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.105 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcc9',
500: '#23a0b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a0b3; $custom-light: #78bcc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a0b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 160,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.917,
"s": 67.29,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64989,
"c": 0.1052,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.28754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A0B3
secondary
#C97669
accent
#543EEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182