#23B9CD Color

#23B9CD is rgb(35, 185, 205) in RGB and hsl(187, 71%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#23B9CD

HEX#23B9CD

RGBrgb(35, 185, 205)

HSLhsl(187, 71%, 47%)

HSVhsv(187, 83%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.118 209.1)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #23B9CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #23B9CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#23B9CD Complementary#CD3723 Analogous#23CD8C Analogous#2364CD Triadic#CD23B9 Triadic#B9CD23

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #23B9CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36CADD #59D3E3 #78DBE8 #96E3ED #B5EBF2 #D8F5F8

Shades

#1EA1B3 #1A8A99 #15727E #105760 #0C3F46 #07272C

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