#23A4AF#23A4AF
#23A4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.105 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.65, -29.11, -15.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.65, 32.89, 207.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% -0.0961 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.105 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7030, 30.0007, 45.1960) |
| Luminance | 0.3000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4AF #AF2E23
analogous
#23AF74 #23A4AF #235EAF
triadic
#23A4AF #AF23A4 #A4AF23
tetradic
#23A4AF #7423AF #AF2E23 #5EAF23
square
#23A4AF #7423AF #AF2E23 #5EAF23
split-complementary
#23A4AF #AF235E #AF7423
monochromatic
#0F4449 #19747C #23A4AF #38CBD7 #6BD8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#23A4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#23A4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4AF
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4AF | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969DB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.105 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc6',
500: '#23a4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4af; $custom-light: #78bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.714,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65828,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.30003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4AF
secondary
#C76E66
accent
#4C3EEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182