Skip to the color picker

#23b2ce color: Aquarius

#23b2ce is rgb(35, 178, 206) in RGB and oklch(70.522% 0.11823 215.225) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

190°
100%

70.5%
0.118
215°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #23b2ce

#23b2ce is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2db0ce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #23b2ce mixed with white

  1. 23b2ce
  2. 49bad3
  3. 63c2d8
  4. 7acadd
  5. 8fd1e2
  6. a3d9e7
  7. b6e1ec
  8. c8e8f1
  9. dbf0f6
  10. edf7fa

Darker: #23b2ce mixed with black

  1. 23b2ce
  2. 1d9ab3
  3. 178398
  4. 116d7f
  5. 0c5766
  6. 07434e
  7. 042f38
  8. 011d23
  9. 000c0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #23b2ce with less saturation

  1. 23b2ce
  2. 3eb1c9
  3. 50afc5
  4. 5eadc0
  5. 6aacbc
  6. 75aab7
  7. 7fa8b3
  8. 88a6ae
  9. 90a4a9
  10. 98a2a5

Questions about #23b2ce

What color is #23b2ce?

#23b2ce is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Aquarius. In RGB it is rgb(35, 178, 206), in HSL hsl(189.82, 70.95%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.522% 0.11823 215.225).

What colors go well with #23b2ce?

The complementary color of #23b2ce is #df846c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22b7aa and #5ba7e5. The triadic partners are #cd83bd and #b79f3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #23b2ce?

Black text reads better on #23b2ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23b2ce a warm or cool color?

#23b2ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.118.