#23C4BA#23C4BA
#23C4BA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.123 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23C4BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 196, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 70%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 82%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.81, -40.76, -6.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.81, 41.23, 188.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% -0.1221 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.123 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2917, 43.3786, 53.2739) |
| Luminance | 0.4338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23C4BA #C4232D
analogous
#23C469 #23C4BA #237EC4
triadic
#23C4BA #BA23C4 #C4BA23
tetradic
#23C4BA #6923C4 #C4232D #7EC423
square
#23C4BA #6923C4 #C4232D #7EC423
split-complementary
#23C4BA #C4237E #C46923
monochromatic
#105C57 #1A9089 #23C4BA #46DED5 #7AE7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#23C4BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#23C4BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23C4BA
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23C4BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23C4BA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23c4ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 196, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.123 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ed6ce',
500: '#23c4ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23c4ba; $custom-light: #7ed6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23c4ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 196,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.273,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74198,
"c": 0.12333,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.43382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23C4BA
secondary
#CF7479
accent
#3B46ED
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382