#23A6AE#23A6AE
#23A6AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 166, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, -30.40, -13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 33.41, 204.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.29% -0.0985 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.29% 0.106 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9659, 30.6830, 44.8009) |
| Luminance | 0.3069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A6AE #AE2B23
analogous
#23AE70 #23A6AE #2360AE
triadic
#23A6AE #AE23A6 #A6AE23
tetradic
#23A6AE #7023AE #AE2B23 #60AE23
square
#23A6AE #7023AE #AE2B23 #60AE23
split-complementary
#23A6AE #AE2360 #AE7023
monochromatic
#0F4548 #19757B #23A6AE #37CED7 #6ADAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#23A6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#23A6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A6AE
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A6AE | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8691AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 166, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.106 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c6',
500: '#23a6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a6ae; $custom-light: #78c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 166,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.453,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6629,
"c": 0.10578,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.30686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A6AE
secondary
#C76B66
accent
#483EE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182