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#23c8cf color: Turquoise Surf

#23c8cf is rgb(35, 200, 207) in RGB and oklch(75.907% 0.12374 199.525) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

75.9%
0.124
200°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #23c8cf

#23c8cf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Surf (#00c5cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #23c8cf mixed with white

  1. 23c8cf
  2. 4dced4
  3. 68d4d9
  4. 7fd9dd
  5. 94dfe2
  6. a7e4e7
  7. baeaec
  8. cceff1
  9. ddf5f5
  10. eefafa

Darker: #23c8cf mixed with black

  1. 23c8cf
  2. 1daeb4
  3. 179499
  4. 117b7f
  5. 0c6367
  6. 074c4f
  7. 043638
  8. 012123
  9. 000f10
  10. 000202

Calmer: #23c8cf with less saturation

  1. 23c8cf
  2. 43c6cc
  3. 58c4c9
  4. 68c2c6
  5. 75bfc3
  6. 81bdc0
  7. 8cbbbd
  8. 96b8ba
  9. 9fb6b7
  10. a8b3b4

Questions about #23c8cf

What color is #23c8cf?

#23c8cf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Turquoise Surf. In RGB it is rgb(35, 200, 207), in HSL hsl(182.44, 71.07%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.907% 0.12374 199.525).

What colors go well with #23c8cf?

The complementary color of #23c8cf is #f58f91. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ecaa4 and #4bbff0. The triadic partners are #d397e2 and #daa74b.

Is white or black text more readable on #23c8cf?

Black text reads better on #23c8cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23c8cf a warm or cool color?

#23c8cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.124.