#23A991#23A991
#23A991 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.115 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A991 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 169, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 0%, 14.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.32, -40.23, 2.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.32, 40.31, 176.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.07% -0.1148 0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.07% 0.115 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9893, 30.7751, 31.6692) |
| Luminance | 0.3078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.88
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A991 #A9233B
analogous
#23A94E #23A991 #237EA9
triadic
#23A991 #9123A9 #A99123
tetradic
#23A991 #4E23A9 #A9233B #7EA923
square
#23A991 #4E23A9 #A9233B #7EA923
split-complementary
#23A991 #A9237E #A94E23
monochromatic
#0E443A #197666 #23A991 #34D5B8 #67DFCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#23A991 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#23A991 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A991
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A991 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A991 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919193
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a991; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 169, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.115 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c3b1',
500: '#23a991',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a991; $custom-light: #76c3b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a991",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 169,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.254,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66069,
"c": 0.11501,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.30778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A991
secondary
#C56374
accent
#3F5EE9
background
#F7FCFA
surface
#EEF8F5
border
#C9D1CF
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F