#23A3AE#23A3AE
#23A3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.105 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 163, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.31, -28.94, -15.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.31, 32.71, 207.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.54% -0.0956 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.54% 0.105 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4269, 29.6050, 44.6212) |
| Luminance | 0.2961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.44
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.41
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A3AE #AE2E23
analogous
#23AE73 #23A3AE #235DAE
triadic
#23A3AE #AE23A3 #A3AE23
tetradic
#23A3AE #7323AE #AE2E23 #5DAE23
square
#23A3AE #7323AE #AE2E23 #5DAE23
split-complementary
#23A3AE #AE235D #AE7323
monochromatic
#0F4448 #19737B #23A3AE #37CAD7 #6AD8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#23A3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#23A3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A3AE
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A3AE | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828EAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 163, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.105 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bec6',
500: '#23a3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a3ae; $custom-light: #78bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 163,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.748,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65539,
"c": 0.10458,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.29608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A3AE
secondary
#C76D66
accent
#4C3EE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182