#23B0BC#23B0BC
#23B0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.112 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.78, -30.88, -16.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.78, 34.94, 207.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.31% -0.1021 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.31% 0.112 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2915, 35.0356, 52.9968) |
| Luminance | 0.3504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B0BC #BC2F23
analogous
#23BC7B #23B0BC #2363BC
triadic
#23B0BC #BC23B0 #B0BC23
tetradic
#23B0BC #7B23BC #BC2F23 #63BC23
square
#23B0BC #7B23BC #BC2F23 #63BC23
split-complementary
#23B0BC #BC2363 #BC7B23
monochromatic
#104F55 #198088 #23B0BC #41CFDC #74DCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#23B0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#23B0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B0BC
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B0BC | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.112 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc8d0',
500: '#23b0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b0bc; $custom-light: #7bc8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.706,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69312,
"c": 0.11177,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.35039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B0BC
secondary
#CC766F
accent
#4A3CEB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282