#23A4AC#23A4AC
#23A4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.105 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.55, -30.05, -13.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.55, 33.06, 204.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.71% -0.0974 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.71% 0.105 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4116, 29.8841, 43.6614) |
| Luminance | 0.2989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.94
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4AC #AC2B23
analogous
#23AC70 #23A4AC #235FAC
triadic
#23A4AC #AC23A4 #A4AC23
tetradic
#23A4AC #7023AC #AC2B23 #5FAC23
square
#23A4AC #7023AC #AC2B23 #5FAC23
split-complementary
#23A4AC #AC235F #AC7023
monochromatic
#0E4346 #197479 #23A4AC #36CDD6 #69D9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#23A4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#23A4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4AC
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4AC | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.105 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc4',
500: '#23a4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4ac; $custom-light: #78bfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.504,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65713,
"c": 0.10468,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.29887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4AC
secondary
#C66A64
accent
#493FE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181