Palettes / Colors / #23BFCF

#23BFCF — Teal

#23BFCF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #23BFCF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#23BFCF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD3423; it also sits naturally between #23CD89 and #2367CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 75% · Blue 81%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #23BFCF

.text { color: #23BFCF; }
.background { background-color: #23BFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #23BFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 191, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #23BFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 191, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #23BFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 191, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#23BFCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#23BFCF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #23BFCF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD3423:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #23BFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #23BFCF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #23BFCF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #23BFCF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #23BFCE  ·  #23BFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #23BFCF?

#23BFCF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 35, 191, 207). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #23BFCF?

#23BFCF is RGB 35, 191, 207 — HSL 186°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 83%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #23BFCF?

Its complement is #CD3423; analogous partners are #23CD89 and #2367CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #23BFCF for text?

Black text on #23BFCF has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.