#23B3BC#23B3BC
#23B3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.113 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23B3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 179, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -32.33, -14.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 35.62, 204.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.05% -0.105 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.05% 0.113 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8862, 36.2251, 53.1950) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.40
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23B3BC #BC2C23
analogous
#23BC78 #23B3BC #2366BC
triadic
#23B3BC #BC23B3 #B3BC23
tetradic
#23B3BC #7823BC #BC2C23 #66BC23
square
#23B3BC #7823BC #BC2C23 #66BC23
split-complementary
#23B3BC #BC2366 #BC7823
monochromatic
#105155 #198288 #23B3BC #41D2DC #74DFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#23B3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#23B3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23B3BC
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23B3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23B3BC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23b3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 179, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.113 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccad0',
500: '#23b3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23b3bc; $custom-light: #7ccad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23b3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 179,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70054,
"c": 0.11292,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.36228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23B3BC
secondary
#CC746F
accent
#473CEB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282