#23B1A5#23B1A5
#23B1A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.114 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B1A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 177, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 6.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -38.24, -4.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 38.46, 186.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.74% -0.1133 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.74% 0.114 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2035, 34.5153, 41.0292) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.44
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B1A5 #B1232F
analogous
#23B15E #23B1A5 #2376B1
triadic
#23B1A5 #A523B1 #B1A523
tetradic
#23B1A5 #5E23B1 #B1232F #76B123
square
#23B1A5 #5E23B1 #B1232F #76B123
split-complementary
#23B1A5 #B12376 #B15E23
monochromatic
#0F4B46 #197E75 #23B1A5 #39D8CB #6CE2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#23B1A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#23B1A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B1A5
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B1A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B1A5 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9599A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b1a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 177, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.114 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c9bf',
500: '#23b1a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b1a5; $custom-light: #79c9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b1a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 177,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.93,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68744,
"c": 0.11396,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.34518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B1A5
secondary
#C86870
accent
#3E4CEA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281