#23A2A8#23A2A8
#23A2A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.103 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A2A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 162, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.80, -30.32, -12.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.80, 32.86, 202.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.06% -0.0972 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.06% 0.103 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6781, 29.0226, 41.5503) |
| Luminance | 0.2903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.00
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A2A8 #A82923
analogous
#23A86C #23A2A8 #235FA8
triadic
#23A2A8 #A823A2 #A2A823
tetradic
#23A2A8 #6C23A8 #A82923 #5FA823
square
#23A2A8 #6C23A8 #A82923 #5FA823
split-complementary
#23A2A8 #A8235F #A86C23
monochromatic
#0E4043 #187175 #23A2A8 #34CDD5 #66DADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#23A2A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#23A2A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A2A8
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A2A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A2A8 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959AA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838DA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a2a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 162, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.103 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bec1',
500: '#23a2a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a2a8; $custom-light: #77bec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a2a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 162,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.707,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65058,
"c": 0.10339,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.29025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A2A8
secondary
#C56762
accent
#473FE8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181