#23C4B9#23C4B9
#23C4B9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.124 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23C4B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 196, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 70%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 82%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.1%, 0%, 5.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.78, -41.05, -5.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.78, 41.44, 187.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.1225 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.124 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1858, 43.3362, 52.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.51
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23C4B9 #C4232E
analogous
#23C469 #23C4B9 #237EC4
triadic
#23C4B9 #B923C4 #C4B923
tetradic
#23C4B9 #6923C4 #C4232E #7EC423
square
#23C4B9 #6923C4 #C4232E #7EC423
split-complementary
#23C4B9 #C4237E #C46923
monochromatic
#105C57 #1A9088 #23C4B9 #46DED4 #7AE7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#23C4B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#23C4B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23C4B9
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23C4B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23C4B9 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23c4b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 196, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.124 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ed6ce',
500: '#23c4b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23c4b9; $custom-light: #7ed6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23c4b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 196,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.901,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74165,
"c": 0.12359,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.4334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23C4B9
secondary
#CF747A
accent
#3B47ED
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382