#23B1A8#23B1A8
#23B1A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.113 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B1A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 177, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 5.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, -37.38, -5.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 37.81, 188.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.84% -0.112 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.84% 0.113 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4798, 34.6258, 42.4842) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 0.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B1A8 #B1232C
analogous
#23B161 #23B1A8 #2373B1
triadic
#23B1A8 #A823B1 #B1A823
tetradic
#23B1A8 #6123B1 #B1232C #73B123
square
#23B1A8 #6123B1 #B1232C #73B123
split-complementary
#23B1A8 #B12373 #B16123
monochromatic
#0F4B47 #197E78 #23B1A8 #39D8CE #6CE2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#23B1A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#23B1A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B1A8
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B1A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B1A8 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A7A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b1a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 177, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.113 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c9c1',
500: '#23b1a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b1a8; $custom-light: #79c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b1a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 177,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.197,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68844,
"c": 0.11311,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.34629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B1A8
secondary
#C8686E
accent
#3E49EA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281