#23C9D4#23C9D4
#23C9D4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.125 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23C9D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 201, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 72%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 83%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.11, -35.38, -16.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.11, 39.20, 205.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.33% -0.1154 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.33% 0.125 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4580, 46.8798, 69.5599) |
| Luminance | 0.4688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.27
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.05
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23C9D4 #D42E23
analogous
#23D486 #23C9D4 #2370D4
triadic
#23C9D4 #D423C9 #C9D423
tetradic
#23C9D4 #8623D4 #D42E23 #70D423
square
#23C9D4 #8623D4 #D42E23 #70D423
split-complementary
#23C9D4 #D42370 #D48623
monochromatic
#12656B #1A979F #23C9D4 #52D9E2 #86E5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#23C9D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#23C9D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #23C9D4
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23C9D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23C9D4 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C0D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AFD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23c9d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 201, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.125 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81dae1',
500: '#23c9d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23c9d4; $custom-light: #81dae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23c9d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 201,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.729,
"s": 71.66,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76333,
"c": 0.12462,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.46884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23C9D4
secondary
#D4847E
accent
#4539EE
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7D8383