#23A8AC#23A8AC
#23A8AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.107 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A8AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 168, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.79, -31.98, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.79, 34.13, 200.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.72% -0.1013 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.72% 0.107 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1387, 31.3384, 43.9038) |
| Luminance | 0.3134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.21
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A8AC #AC2723
analogous
#23AC6B #23A8AC #2363AC
triadic
#23A8AC #AC23A8 #A8AC23
tetradic
#23A8AC #6B23AC #AC2723 #63AC23
square
#23A8AC #6B23AC #AC2723 #63AC23
split-complementary
#23A8AC #AC2363 #AC6B23
monochromatic
#0E4546 #197679 #23A8AC #36D1D6 #69DDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#23A8AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.27
#23A8AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A8AC
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A8AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A8AC | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA0AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a8ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 168, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.107 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c2c4',
500: '#23a8ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a8ac; $custom-light: #78c2c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a8ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 168,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.752,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66717,
"c": 0.10662,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.31341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A8AC
secondary
#C66764
accent
#443FE9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181