#23A9AC#23A9AC
#23A9AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.107 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A9AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 169, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.10, -32.46, -11.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.10, 34.42, 199.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.97% -0.1023 -0.0318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.97% 0.107 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3241, 31.7090, 43.9656) |
| Luminance | 0.3171 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A9AC #AC2623
analogous
#23AC6A #23A9AC #2364AC
triadic
#23A9AC #AC23A9 #A9AC23
tetradic
#23A9AC #6A23AC #AC2623 #64AC23
square
#23A9AC #6A23AC #AC2623 #64AC23
split-complementary
#23A9AC #AC2364 #AC6A23
monochromatic
#0E4546 #197779 #23A9AC #36D3D6 #69DEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#23A9AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#23A9AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A9AC
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A9AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A9AC | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA1AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A93AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a9ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 169, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.107 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c3c4',
500: '#23a9ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a9ac; $custom-light: #78c3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a9ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 169,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.314,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66968,
"c": 0.10716,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.31712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A9AC
secondary
#C66764
accent
#423FE9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181