#23A5CD Color

#23A5CD is rgb(35, 165, 205) in RGB and hsl(194, 71%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#23A5CD

HEX#23A5CD

RGBrgb(35, 165, 205)

HSLhsl(194, 71%, 47%)

HSVhsv(194, 83%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.119 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #23A5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #23A5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#23A5CD Complementary#CD4A23 Analogous#23CDA0 Analogous#2350CD Triadic#CD23A5 Triadic#A5CD23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #23A5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36B6DD #59C3E3 #78CEE8 #96D9ED #B5E4F2 #D8F1F8

Shades

#1E90B3 #1A7B99 #15667E #104D60 #0C3846 #07232C

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