#23A8AE#23A8AE
#23A8AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.107 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.86, -31.37, -12.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.86, 33.93, 202.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.79% -0.1005 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.79% 0.107 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3323, 31.4158, 44.9230) |
| Luminance | 0.3142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A8AE #AE2923
analogous
#23AE6E #23A8AE #2362AE
triadic
#23A8AE #AE23A8 #A8AE23
tetradic
#23A8AE #6E23AE #AE2923 #62AE23
square
#23A8AE #6E23AE #AE2923 #62AE23
split-complementary
#23A8AE #AE2362 #AE6E23
monochromatic
#0F4648 #19777B #23A8AE #37D0D7 #6ADCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#23A8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#23A8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A8AE
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A8AE | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8892AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.107 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c2c6',
500: '#23a8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a8ae; $custom-light: #78c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.59,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66791,
"c": 0.10671,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.31419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A8AE
secondary
#C76A66
accent
#463EE9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182