#23BC9E#23BC9E
#23BC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.128 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23BC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, -44.95, 4.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 45.17, 174.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.32% -0.1273 0.011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.32% 0.128 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8447, 38.7893, 38.5188) |
| Luminance | 0.3879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.24
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23BC9E #BC2341
analogous
#23BC51 #23BC9E #238DBC
triadic
#23BC9E #9E23BC #BC9E23
tetradic
#23BC9E #5123BC #BC2341 #8DBC23
square
#23BC9E #5123BC #BC2341 #8DBC23
split-complementary
#23BC9E #BC238D #BC5123
monochromatic
#105547 #198873 #23BC9E #41DCBD #74E5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#23BC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#23BC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23BC9E
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23BC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23BC9E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AF9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23bc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.128 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ad1ba',
500: '#23bc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23bc9e; $custom-light: #7ad1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23bc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.235,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71322,
"c": 0.12782,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.38792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23BC9E
secondary
#CC6F81
accent
#3C5FEB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280