#23728F

Closest named color: Sea Blue (#047495). oklch(51.8% 0.087 227), rgb(35, 114, 143).

White text reads best on this color (5.41:1).

About this color

#23728F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 52%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 227°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sea Blue (#047495), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (52%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.087)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sea Blue (#047495)
Black text	3.87:1
White text	5.41:1

Values

HEX	#23728F
RGB	rgb(35, 114, 143)
HSL	hsl(196, 61%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.087 227)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #23728F	5.41:1	AA	Lc -82.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #23728F	3.87:1	AA large text	Lc 27.4	Dividers and decoration only
#23728F text on white	5.41:1	AA	Lc 76.7	Fine for body text
#23728F text on black	3.87:1	AA large text	Lc -25.0	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F8

oklch(97.1% 0.005 228.8)
Step 100
100

#E2ECF0

oklch(93.7% 0.012 223.5)
Step 200
200

#CADDE5

oklch(88.6% 0.023 224.9)
Step 300
300

#A5C7D6

oklch(81% 0.042 226.4)
Step 400
400

#73AAC1

oklch(70.8% 0.067 226.1)
Step 500
500

#4A94B2

oklch(63.1% 0.086 227.1)
Step 600
600

#277E9E

oklch(55.7% 0.094 227.1)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#23728F

oklch(51.8% 0.087 227)
Step 800
800

#18576D

oklch(42.8% 0.071 225.9)
Step 900
900

#1C4759

oklch(37.6% 0.056 228.6)
Step 950
950

#122A34

oklch(27.1% 0.035 227.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#23728F with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#627090	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#54658F	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007A7C	0.047
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6A6A6A	0.087