#23A9B0#23A9B0
#23A9B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.107 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A9B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 169, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 4%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.23, -31.23, -13.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.23, 34.02, 203.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.12% -0.1006 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.12% 0.107 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7140, 31.8650, 46.0193) |
| Luminance | 0.3187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A9B0 #B02A23
analogous
#23B071 #23A9B0 #2363B0
triadic
#23A9B0 #B023A9 #A9B023
tetradic
#23A9B0 #7123B0 #B02A23 #63B023
square
#23A9B0 #7123B0 #B02A23 #63B023
split-complementary
#23A9B0 #B02363 #B07123
monochromatic
#0F474A #19787D #23A9B0 #39D0D8 #6CDCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#23A9B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#23A9B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23A9B0
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A9B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A9B0 | 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)
#9CA1B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8993B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a9b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 169, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.107 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3c7',
500: '#23a9b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a9b0; $custom-light: #79c3c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a9b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 169,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.979,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67117,
"c": 0.10732,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.31868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A9B0
secondary
#C86C67
accent
#473EEA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182