#23A4AE#23A4AE
#23A4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.105 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, -29.43, -14.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 32.94, 206.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.79% -0.0966 -0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.79% 0.105 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6051, 29.9615, 44.6807) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.94
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4AE #AE2D23
analogous
#23AE72 #23A4AE #235EAE
triadic
#23A4AE #AE23A4 #A4AE23
tetradic
#23A4AE #7223AE #AE2D23 #5EAE23
square
#23A4AE #7223AE #AE2D23 #5EAE23
split-complementary
#23A4AE #AE235E #AE7223
monochromatic
#0F4448 #19747B #23A4AE #37CBD7 #6AD9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#23A4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#23A4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4AE
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4AE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.105 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc6',
500: '#23a4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4ae; $custom-light: #78bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.317,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65789,
"c": 0.10496,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.29964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4AE
secondary
#C76D66
accent
#4B3EE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182