#23B2A3#23B2A3
#23B2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.116 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 178, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.3%, 0%, 8.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, -39.25, -2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 39.34, 183.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.93% -0.1152 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.93% 0.116 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2211, 34.8395, 40.1441) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B2A3 #B22332
analogous
#23B25B #23B2A3 #237AB2
triadic
#23B2A3 #A323B2 #B2A323
tetradic
#23B2A3 #5B23B2 #B22332 #7AB223
square
#23B2A3 #5B23B2 #B22332 #7AB223
split-complementary
#23B2A3 #B2237A #B25B23
monochromatic
#0F4C45 #197F74 #23B2A3 #3AD8C8 #6DE2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#23B2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#23B2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B2A3
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B2A3 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 178, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.116 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79cabe',
500: '#23b2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b2a3; $custom-light: #79cabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 178,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.706,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68933,
"c": 0.11552,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.34842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B2A3
secondary
#C96872
accent
#3E50EA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281