#23A6AA#23A6AA
#23A6AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.106 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A6AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 166, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, -31.64, -11.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 33.77, 200.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.1003 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.106 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5817, 30.5293, 42.7777) |
| Luminance | 0.3053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.66
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.01
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.13
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A6AA #AA2723
analogous
#23AA6B #23A6AA #2362AA
triadic
#23A6AA #AA23A6 #A6AA23
tetradic
#23A6AA #6B23AA #AA2723 #62AA23
square
#23A6AA #6B23AA #AA2723 #62AA23
split-complementary
#23A6AA #AA2362 #AA6B23
monochromatic
#0E4344 #197477 #23A6AA #35D1D5 #68DCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#23A6AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#23A6AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A6AA
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A6AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A6AA | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9EAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a6aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 166, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.106 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c3',
500: '#23a6aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a6aa; $custom-light: #78c1c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a6aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 166,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.778,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66141,
"c": 0.10552,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.30532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A6AA
secondary
#C66663
accent
#443FE9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181