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#23DCD3

#23dcd3 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#23dcd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.08°, 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5625

Complementary

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #dc232c

Split complementary

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #dc2389
  3. #dc7623

Analogous

  1. #23dc76
  2. #23dcd3
  3. #2389dc

Triadic

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #d323dc
  3. #dcd323

Tetradic

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #232cdc
  3. #dc232c
  4. #dcd323

Square

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #7623dc
  3. #dc232c
  4. #89dc23

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5854
  2. #189a94
  3. #23dcd3
  4. #65e7e0
  5. #a7f1ed

Shades

#23dcd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #20c6be
  3. #1cb0a9
  4. #199a94
  5. #15847f
  6. #126e6a
  7. #0e5854
  8. #0b423f
  9. #072c2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#23dcd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #39e0d7
  3. #4fe3dc
  4. #65e7e0
  5. #7beae5
  6. #91eee9
  7. #a7f1ed
  8. #bdf5f2
  9. #d3f8f6
  10. #e9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23dcd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23dcd3
  2. #2cd3cb
  3. #36cac2
  4. #3fc0ba
  5. #48b7b2
  6. #52aeaa
  7. #5ba5a1
  8. #649c99
  9. #6d9291
  10. #778988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecfcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d5d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cbd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23dcd3 {
  color: #23dcd3;
}
Background
.bg-23dcd3 {
  background-color: #23dcd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23dcd3 {
  border: 2px solid #23dcd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23dcd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 220 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23dcd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23dcd3, #2389dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23dcd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 220 211 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.57 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.73 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.28 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.81 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.16 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.74 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.21 #dc232c Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#23dcd3  rgb(35, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#dc232c  rgb(220, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#d323dc  rgb(211, 35, 220)  hsl(297, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd323  rgb(220, 211, 35)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine