#23BDAC#23BDAC
#23BDAC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.122 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23BDAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 189, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.5%, 0%, 9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, -41.61, -2.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 41.67, 183.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% -0.1218 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.122 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3334, 39.7277, 45.3020) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.19
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23BDAC #BD2334
analogous
#23BD5F #23BDAC #2381BD
triadic
#23BDAC #AC23BD #BDAC23
tetradic
#23BDAC #5F23BD #BD2334 #81BD23
square
#23BDAC #5F23BD #BD2334 #81BD23
split-complementary
#23BDAC #BD2381 #BD5F23
monochromatic
#10564E #19897D #23BDAC #41DCCB #75E5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#23BDAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#23BDAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23BDAC
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23BDAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23BDAC | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B2AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A3AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23bdac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 189, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.122 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bd1c4',
500: '#23bdac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23bdac; $custom-light: #7bd1c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23bdac",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 189,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.377,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71998,
"c": 0.12196,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.39731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23BDAC
secondary
#CD6F79
accent
#3C50EC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF9F8
border
#CAD2D1
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281