What color is #23DCB1?

#23DCB1 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Eucalyptus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23DCB1?

The RGB value is 35, 220, 177: 35 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23DCB1?

The complementary color is #DC234E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23DCB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23DCB1 color

#23DCB1 rgb(35, 220, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #23DCB1 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 86.3% green and 69.4% blue (35, 220, 177).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#23DCB1 color codes

HEX	`#23DCB1`
RGB	`rgb(35, 220, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 86.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.88, -53.26, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.88, 54, 170.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.218, 54.714, 50.344)`
Decimal	`2350257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23DCB1, 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 #23DCB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#23DCB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #23DCB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23dcb1; }
.text { color: #23dcb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23dcb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 220 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23dcb1, #23abdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #23DCB1?: #23DCB1 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Eucalyptus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23DCB1?: The RGB value is 35, 220, 177: 35 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23DCB1?: The complementary color is #DC234E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23DCB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.