#23BDB2#23BDB2
#23BDB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.120 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23BDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 189, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -39.92, -5.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 40.27, 187.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.19% -0.119 -0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.19% 0.12 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9227, 39.9634, 48.4056) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 0.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23BDB2 #BD232E
analogous
#23BD65 #23BDB2 #237BBD
triadic
#23BDB2 #B223BD #BDB223
tetradic
#23BDB2 #6523BD #BD232E #7BBD23
square
#23BDB2 #6523BD #BD232E #7BBD23
split-complementary
#23BDB2 #BD237B #BD6523
monochromatic
#105651 #198981 #23BDB2 #41DCD1 #75E5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#23BDB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#23BDB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23BDB2
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23BDB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23BDB2 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B2B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA3B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23bdb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 189, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.120 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd1c9',
500: '#23bdb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23bdb2; $custom-light: #7cd1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23bdb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 189,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72191,
"c": 0.11997,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.39967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23BDB2
secondary
#CD6F76
accent
#3C49EC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0B1413
muted
#7C8282