#23A6AD#23A6AD
#23A6AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.106 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A6AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 166, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.8%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.21, -30.71, -13.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.21, 33.49, 203.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.25% -0.0989 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.25% 0.106 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8688, 30.6441, 44.2894) |
| Luminance | 0.3065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.17
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.84
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A6AD #AD2A23
analogous
#23AD6F #23A6AD #2361AD
triadic
#23A6AD #AD23A6 #A6AD23
tetradic
#23A6AD #6F23AD #AD2A23 #61AD23
square
#23A6AD #6F23AD #AD2A23 #61AD23
split-complementary
#23A6AD #AD2361 #AD6F23
monochromatic
#0E4447 #19757A #23A6AD #37CED6 #6ADBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#23A6AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#23A6AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A6AD
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A6AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A6AD | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a6ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 166, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.106 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c5',
500: '#23a6ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a6ad; $custom-light: #78c1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a6ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 166,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.043,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66252,
"c": 0.10568,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.30647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A6AD
secondary
#C76A65
accent
#473FE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181