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#23e5ce color: MoS₂ Cyan

#23e5ce is rgb(35, 229, 206) in RGB and oklch(82.943% 0.144 181.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

82.9%
0.144
182°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #23e5ce

#23e5ce is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 82.9% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.59:1 contrast and black text 13.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan (#00e6d3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #23e5ce mixed with white

  1. 23e5ce
  2. 52e8d3
  3. 6febd8
  4. 86eedc
  5. 9af1e1
  6. adf3e6
  7. bff6eb
  8. d0f8f0
  9. e0fbf5
  10. f0fdfa

Darker: #23e5ce mixed with black

  1. 23e5ce
  2. 1dc7b3
  3. 17aa98
  4. 118e7f
  5. 0c7266
  6. 07584e
  7. 043f38
  8. 012823
  9. 00120f
  10. 000302

Calmer: #23e5ce with less saturation

  1. 23e5ce
  2. 4ae2cd
  3. 62e0cd
  4. 75ddcc
  5. 84dacb
  6. 92d7ca
  7. 9ed4ca
  8. a9d1c9
  9. b4cec8
  10. becac8

Questions about #23e5ce

What color is #23e5ce?

#23e5ce is bright light teal. The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(35, 229, 206), in HSL hsl(172.89, 78.86%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.943% 0.144 181.933).

What colors go well with #23e5ce?

The complementary color of #23e5ce is #ffa3c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78e298 and #06dffd. The triadic partners are #d7b3ff and #ffb05c.

Is white or black text more readable on #23e5ce?

Black text reads better on #23e5ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and black gives 13.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23e5ce a warm or cool color?

#23e5ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 82.9% and its chroma 0.144.