#23A6B0#23A6B0
#23A6B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.106 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A6B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 166, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 5.7%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.31, -29.78, -14.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.31, 33.29, 206.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.37% -0.0976 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.37% 0.106 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1623, 30.7616, 45.8354) |
| Luminance | 0.3076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.88
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A6B0 #B02D23
analogous
#23B074 #23A6B0 #2360B0
triadic
#23A6B0 #B023A6 #A6B023
tetradic
#23A6B0 #7423B0 #B02D23 #60B023
square
#23A6B0 #7423B0 #B02D23 #60B023
split-complementary
#23A6B0 #B02360 #B07423
monochromatic
#0F464A #19767D #23A6B0 #39CCD8 #6CD9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#23A6B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#23A6B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A6B0
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A6B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A6B0 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8591B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a6b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 166, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.106 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c7',
500: '#23a6b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a6b0; $custom-light: #78c1c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a6b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 166,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.255,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66366,
"c": 0.10605,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.30764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A6B0
secondary
#C86E67
accent
#4A3EEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182