#23BCA2#23BCA2
#23BCA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.126 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23BCA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 188, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 0%, 13.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.70, -43.90, 2.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.70, 43.96, 176.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.44% -0.1255 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.44% 0.126 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1946, 38.9292, 40.3616) |
| Luminance | 0.3893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.93
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.48
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23BCA2 #BC233D
analogous
#23BC55 #23BCA2 #2389BC
triadic
#23BCA2 #A223BC #BCA223
tetradic
#23BCA2 #5523BC #BC233D #89BC23
square
#23BCA2 #5523BC #BC233D #89BC23
split-complementary
#23BCA2 #BC2389 #BC5523
monochromatic
#105549 #198876 #23BCA2 #41DCC1 #74E5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#23BCA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#23BCA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23BCA2
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23BCA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23BCA2 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B0A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A2A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23bca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 188, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.126 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bd1bd',
500: '#23bca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23bca2; $custom-light: #7bd1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23bca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 188,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.804,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71439,
"c": 0.12559,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.38932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23BCA2
secondary
#CC6F7E
accent
#3C5AEB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281