#23A8A1#23A8A1
#23A8A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.108 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 168, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.2%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.45, -35.28, -6.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.45, 35.83, 190.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% -0.1063 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.108 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1257, 30.9332, 38.5686) |
| Luminance | 0.3094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A8A1 #A8232A
analogous
#23A85E #23A8A1 #236DA8
triadic
#23A8A1 #A123A8 #A8A123
tetradic
#23A8A1 #5E23A8 #A8232A #6DA823
square
#23A8A1 #5E23A8 #A8232A #6DA823
split-complementary
#23A8A1 #A8236D #A85E23
monochromatic
#0E4340 #187570 #23A8A1 #34D5CC #66DFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#23A8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#23A8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A8A1
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A8A1 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9FA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C91A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 168, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.108 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77c2bc',
500: '#23a8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a8a1; $custom-light: #77c2bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 168,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.842,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66327,
"c": 0.10776,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.30936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A8A1
secondary
#C56267
accent
#3F48E8
background
#F7FCFB
surface
#EEF8F6
border
#C9D1D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181