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#23DCD1

#23dcd1 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#23dcd1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 86.27% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 176.43°, with 72.55% saturation and 50% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5615

Complementary

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #dc232e

Split complementary

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #dc238b
  3. #dc7423

Analogous

  1. #23dc74
  2. #23dcd1
  3. #238bdc

Triadic

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #d123dc
  3. #dcd123

Tetradic

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #232edc
  3. #dc232e
  4. #dcd123

Square

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #7423dc
  3. #dc232e
  4. #8bdc23

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5854
  2. #189a92
  3. #23dcd1
  4. #65e7df
  5. #a7f1ed

Shades

#23dcd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #20c6bc
  3. #1cb0a7
  4. #199a92
  5. #15847d
  6. #126e69
  7. #0e5854
  8. #0b423f
  9. #072c2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#23dcd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #39e0d6
  3. #4fe3da
  4. #65e7df
  5. #7beae3
  6. #91eee8
  7. #a7f1ed
  8. #bdf5f1
  9. #d3f8f6
  10. #e9fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23dcd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23dcd1
  2. #2cd3c9
  3. #36cac1
  4. #3fc0b9
  5. #48b7b1
  6. #52aea9
  7. #5ba5a0
  8. #649c98
  9. #6d9290
  10. #778988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecfca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bed3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d5d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cbd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23dcd1 {
  color: #23dcd1;
}
Background
.bg-23dcd1 {
  background-color: #23dcd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23dcd1 {
  border: 2px solid #23dcd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23dcd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 220 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23dcd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23dcd1, #238bdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23dcd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 220 209 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.05 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.61 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.67 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.63 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.50 #dc232e Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#23dcd1  rgb(35, 220, 209)  hsl(176, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#dc232e  rgb(220, 35, 46)  hsl(356, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#d123dc  rgb(209, 35, 220)  hsl(296, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd123  rgb(220, 209, 35)  hsl(56, 73%, 50%)  Citrine