#23A99D#23A99D
#23A99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.110 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.65, -36.90, -3.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.65, 37.08, 185.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.45% -0.1092 -0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.45% 0.11 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9639, 31.1650, 36.8023) |
| Luminance | 0.3117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A99D #A9232F
analogous
#23A95A #23A99D #2372A9
triadic
#23A99D #9D23A9 #A99D23
tetradic
#23A99D #5A23A9 #A9232F #72A923
square
#23A99D #5A23A9 #A9232F #72A923
split-complementary
#23A99D #A92372 #A95A23
monochromatic
#0E443F #19766E #23A99D #34D5C7 #67DFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#23A99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#23A99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A99D
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A99D | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09F9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.110 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77c3b9',
500: '#23a99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a99d; $custom-light: #77c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.627,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66447,
"c": 0.10969,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.31168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A99D
secondary
#C5636B
accent
#3F4EE9
background
#F7FCFB
surface
#EEF8F6
border
#C9D1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180