#23B2A2#23B2A2
#23B2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.116 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 178, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.3%, 0%, 9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.60, -39.53, -2.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.60, 39.59, 183.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.1157 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.116 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1319, 34.8038, 39.6741) |
| Luminance | 0.3481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.99
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B2A2 #B22333
analogous
#23B25B #23B2A2 #237BB2
triadic
#23B2A2 #A223B2 #B2A223
tetradic
#23B2A2 #5B23B2 #B22333 #7BB223
square
#23B2A2 #5B23B2 #B22333 #7BB223
split-complementary
#23B2A2 #B2237B #B25B23
monochromatic
#0F4C45 #197F73 #23B2A2 #3AD8C7 #6DE2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#23B2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#23B2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B2A2
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B2A2 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A7A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 178, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.116 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79cabd',
500: '#23b2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b2a2; $custom-light: #79cabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 178,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.287,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68901,
"c": 0.1159,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.34807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B2A2
secondary
#C96873
accent
#3E51EA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281