#23A4B0#23A4B0
#23A4B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.105 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.69, -28.80, -15.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.69, 32.85, 208.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.87% -0.0957 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.87% 0.105 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8016, 30.0401, 45.7151) |
| Luminance | 0.3004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.61
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.86
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4B0 #B02F23
analogous
#23B076 #23A4B0 #235EB0
triadic
#23A4B0 #B023A4 #A4B023
tetradic
#23A4B0 #7623B0 #B02F23 #5EB023
square
#23A4B0 #7623B0 #B02F23 #5EB023
split-complementary
#23A4B0 #B0235E #B07623
monochromatic
#0F454A #19747D #23A4B0 #39CAD8 #6CD8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#23A4B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#23A4B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4B0
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4B0 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969DB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.105 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc7',
500: '#23a4b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4b0; $custom-light: #78bfc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.106,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65866,
"c": 0.10533,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.30043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4B0
secondary
#C86F67
accent
#4D3EEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182