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#23978a color: Intense Teal

#23978a is rgb(35, 151, 138) in RGB and oklch(61.179% 0.10015 183.633) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

61.2%
0.100
184°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #23978a

#23978a is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 184°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Intense Teal (#00978c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #23978a mixed with white

  1. 23978a
  2. 44a195
  3. 5daca0
  4. 73b6ac
  5. 88c0b7
  6. 9ccbc3
  7. b0d5cf
  8. c4e0db
  9. d8eae7
  10. ebf4f3

Darker: #23978a mixed with black

  1. 23978a
  2. 1d8377
  3. 176f65
  4. 115c53
  5. 0c4942
  6. 073732
  7. 042622
  8. 011714
  9. 000807
  10. 000101

Calmer: #23978a with less saturation

  1. 23978a
  2. 369589
  3. 449389
  4. 4f9288
  5. 599087
  6. 618e87
  7. 698c86
  8. 708a85
  9. 778885
  10. 7d8684

Questions about #23978a

What color is #23978a?

#23978a is bright teal. The closest named color is Intense Teal. In RGB it is rgb(35, 151, 138), in HSL hsl(173.28, 62.37%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.179% 0.10015 183.633).

What colors go well with #23978a?

The complementary color of #23978a is #b6697d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f9567 and #2093a8. The triadic partners are #9074b5 and #ae763f.

Is white or black text more readable on #23978a?

White text reads better on #23978a: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23978a a warm or cool color?

#23978a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 184 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.1.