#23A5AC#23A5AC
#23A5AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.105 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A5AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 165, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.86, -30.54, -13.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.86, 33.31, 203.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% -0.0984 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.105 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5913, 30.2434, 43.7213) |
| Luminance | 0.3025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.68
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A5AC #AC2A23
analogous
#23AC6F #23A5AC #2360AC
triadic
#23A5AC #AC23A5 #A5AC23
tetradic
#23A5AC #6F23AC #AC2A23 #60AC23
square
#23A5AC #6F23AC #AC2A23 #60AC23
split-complementary
#23A5AC #AC2360 #AC6F23
monochromatic
#0E4346 #197479 #23A5AC #36CED6 #69DAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#23A5AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#23A5AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A5AC
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A5AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A5AC | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a5ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 165, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.105 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c4',
500: '#23a5ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a5ac; $custom-light: #78c0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a5ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 165,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.066,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65964,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.30246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A5AC
secondary
#C66964
accent
#473FE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181