#23BCB2#23BCB2
#23BCB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.119 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23BCB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 188, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, -39.47, -5.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 39.89, 188.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% -0.1181 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.119 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7083, 39.5347, 48.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.3954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 0.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23BCB2 #BC232D
analogous
#23BC65 #23BCB2 #2379BC
triadic
#23BCB2 #B223BC #BCB223
tetradic
#23BCB2 #6523BC #BC232D #79BC23
square
#23BCB2 #6523BC #BC232D #79BC23
split-complementary
#23BCB2 #BC2379 #BC6523
monochromatic
#105550 #198881 #23BCB2 #41DCD1 #74E5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#23BCB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#23BCB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23BCB2
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23BCB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23BCB2 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B1B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA3B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23bcb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 188, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.119 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd1c9',
500: '#23bcb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23bcb2; $custom-light: #7cd1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23bcb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 188,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.078,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71941,
"c": 0.11918,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.39538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23BCB2
secondary
#CC6F75
accent
#3C48EB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF9F8
border
#CAD2D1
text
#0B1413
muted
#7C8282