#23ACBD#23ACBD
#23ACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.111 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.5%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.59, -28.62, -18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.59, 34.17, 213.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.0979 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.111 208) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6269, 33.5334, 53.3089) |
| Luminance | 0.3354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.77
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23ACBD #BD3423
analogous
#23BD81 #23ACBD #235FBD
triadic
#23ACBD #BD23AC #ACBD23
tetradic
#23ACBD #8123BD #BD3423 #5FBD23
square
#23ACBD #8123BD #BD3423 #5FBD23
split-complementary
#23ACBD #BD235F #BD8123
monochromatic
#104E56 #197D89 #23ACBD #41CBDC #75D9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#23ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#23ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23ACBD
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23ACBD | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.111 208.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc5d0',
500: '#23acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23acbd; $custom-light: #7bc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.623,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68363,
"c": 0.11085,
"h": 208
},
"luminance": 0.33536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23ACBD
secondary
#CD796F
accent
#503CEC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282