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#23B0BB

#23b0bb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#23b0bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 69.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 184.34°, with 68.47% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #bb2e23

Split complementary

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #bb2364
  3. #bb7a23

Analogous

  1. #23bb7a
  2. #23b0bb
  3. #2364bb

Triadic

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #bb23b0
  3. #b0bb23

Tetradic

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #2e23bb
  3. #bb2e23
  4. #b0bb23

Square

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #7a23bb
  3. #bb2e23
  4. #64bb23

Monochromatic

  1. #0b373a
  2. #17737b
  3. #23b0bb
  4. #4dd3de
  5. #8de3ea

Shades

#23b0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #209ea8
  3. #1c8d96
  4. #197b83
  5. #156a70
  6. #12585e
  7. #0e464b
  8. #0b3538
  9. #072325
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#23b0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #39b8c2
  3. #4fc0c9
  4. #65c8cf
  5. #7bd0d6
  6. #91d8dd
  7. #a7dfe4
  8. #bde7eb
  9. #d3eff1
  10. #e9f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23b0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23b0bb
  2. #2cabb5
  3. #36a6af
  4. #3fa2a9
  5. #489da3
  6. #52989e
  7. #5b9398
  8. #648e92
  9. #6d8a8c
  10. #778586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a6ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a8bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d99bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81abbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23b0bb {
  color: #23b0bb;
}
Background
.bg-23b0bb {
  background-color: #23b0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23b0bb {
  border: 2px solid #23b0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23b0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 176 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23b0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23b0bb, #2364bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23b0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 176 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.93 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.66 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.17 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.64 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.52 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.53 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.36 #dc4f44 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#23b0bb  rgb(35, 176, 187)  hsl(184, 68%, 44%)  Verdigris
#bb2e23  rgb(187, 46, 35)  hsl(4, 68%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#bb23b0  rgb(187, 35, 176)  hsl(304, 68%, 44%)  Purpureus
#b0bb23  rgb(176, 187, 35)  hsl(64, 68%, 44%)  Apple Green