#23B1BC#23B1BC
#23B1BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.112 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B1BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 177, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -31.37, -15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 35.15, 206.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.1031 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.112 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4883, 35.4292, 53.0624) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.83
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B1BC #BC2E23
analogous
#23BC7A #23B1BC #2364BC
triadic
#23B1BC #BC23B1 #B1BC23
tetradic
#23B1BC #7A23BC #BC2E23 #64BC23
square
#23B1BC #7A23BC #BC2E23 #64BC23
split-complementary
#23B1BC #BC2364 #BC7A23
monochromatic
#105055 #198088 #23B1BC #41D0DC #74DDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#23B1BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#23B1BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B1BC
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B1BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B1BC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b1bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 177, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.112 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc8d0',
500: '#23b1bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b1bc; $custom-light: #7bc8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b1bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 177,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.314,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69559,
"c": 0.11213,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.35432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B1BC
secondary
#CC756F
accent
#493CEB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282