#23A4A7#23A4A7
#23A4A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.39, -31.60, -11.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.39, 33.52, 199.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.53% -0.0996 -0.0311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.53% 0.104 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9404, 29.6956, 41.1799) |
| Luminance | 0.2970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4A7 #A72623
analogous
#23A768 #23A4A7 #2362A7
triadic
#23A4A7 #A723A4 #A4A723
tetradic
#23A4A7 #6823A7 #A72623 #62A723
square
#23A4A7 #6823A7 #A72623 #62A723
split-complementary
#23A4A7 #A72362 #A76823
monochromatic
#0E4142 #187274 #23A4A7 #33D1D4 #66DCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#23A4A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.94
#23A4A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4A7
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4A7 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.94 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989CA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868FA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.104 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfc1',
500: '#23a4a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4a7; $custom-light: #77bfc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.364,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65526,
"c": 0.1044,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.29698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4A7
secondary
#C46461
accent
#433FE8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181