What color is #23AFB5?

#23AFB5 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23AFB5?

The RGB value is 35, 175, 181: 35 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23AFB5?

The complementary color is #B52923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23AFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23AFB5 color

#23AFB5 rgb(35, 175, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #23AFB5 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 68.6% green and 71% blue (35, 175, 181).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 68% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#23AFB5 color codes

HEX	`#23AFB5`
RGB	`rgb(35, 175, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 68.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 68%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 81%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, -32.57, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 35.16, 202.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.36, 34.35, 49.054)`
Decimal	`2338741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23AFB5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #23AFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23AFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #23AFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23afb5; }
.text { color: #23afb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23afb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 175 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23afb5, #2366b5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #23AFB5?: #23AFB5 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23AFB5?: The RGB value is 35, 175, 181: 35 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23AFB5?: The complementary color is #B52923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23AFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.