#23A9AF#23A9AF
#23A9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.107 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.20, -31.54, -12.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.20, 34.11, 202.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.08% -0.101 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.08% 0.107 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6154, 31.8256, 45.5001) |
| Luminance | 0.3183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A9AF #AF2923
analogous
#23AF6F #23A9AF #2363AF
triadic
#23A9AF #AF23A9 #A9AF23
tetradic
#23A9AF #6F23AF #AF2923 #63AF23
square
#23A9AF #6F23AF #AF2923 #63AF23
split-complementary
#23A9AF #AF2363 #AF6F23
monochromatic
#0F4649 #19787C #23A9AF #38D0D7 #6BDCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#23A9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#23A9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A9AF
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A9AF | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8993B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.107 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3c6',
500: '#23a9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a9af; $custom-light: #79c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.571,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67079,
"c": 0.10725,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.31828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A9AF
secondary
#C76A66
accent
#463EEA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182