#23B1A6#23B1A6
#23B1A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.114 H 186.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B1A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 177, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 6.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.40, -37.95, -4.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.40, 38.24, 187.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.78% -0.1129 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.78% 0.114 186.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2949, 34.5518, 41.5104) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.76
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B1A6 #B1232E
analogous
#23B15F #23B1A6 #2375B1
triadic
#23B1A6 #A623B1 #B1A623
tetradic
#23B1A6 #5F23B1 #B1232E #75B123
square
#23B1A6 #5F23B1 #B1232E #75B123
split-complementary
#23B1A6 #B12375 #B15F23
monochromatic
#0F4B46 #197E76 #23B1A6 #39D8CC #6CE2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#23B1A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#23B1A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B1A6
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B1A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B1A6 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A7A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b1a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 177, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.114 186.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c9c0',
500: '#23b1a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b1a6; $custom-light: #79c9c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b1a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 177,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.352,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68777,
"c": 0.11366,
"h": 186.7
},
"luminance": 0.34555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B1A6
secondary
#C8686F
accent
#3E4BEA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281