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#23949A Color

#23949A is rgb(35, 148, 154) in RGB, hsl(183, 63%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 4%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian Green (#009698), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23949A
HEX#23949A
RGBrgb(35, 148, 154)
HSLhsl(183, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(183, 77%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 4%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.095 200.4)
LABlab(55.65% -29.78 -12.52)
LCHlch(55.65% 32.30 202.81)

What #23949A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #23949A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#23949A Channel Values

How #23949A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 35 · G 148 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 63% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 77% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23949A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23949A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23949A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #23949A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #23949A.

How #23949A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#23949A
Protanopia#89899A
Protanomaly#6E8D9A
Deuteranopia#7D7D9C
Deuteranomaly#65879B
Tritanopia#1F9595
Tritanomaly#209497
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23949A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-23949a: #23949A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23949A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23949a': '#23949A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.580, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_23949a">#23949A</color>
SVG fillfill="#23949A"

More Teal Colors

#23949A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23949A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23949A?

#23949A is a dark teal — rgb(35, 148, 154) in RGB and hsl(183, 63%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian Green (#009698), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #23949A?

#23949A is rgb(35, 148, 154) — red 35, green 148, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23949A?

#23949A converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 4%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23949A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #23949A scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23949A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23949A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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