Palettes / Colors / #23CDCA

#23CDCA — Teal

#23CDCA is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#23CDCA 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 #CD2326; it also sits naturally between #23CD75 and #237BCD. 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 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #23CDCA

.text { color: #23CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #23CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #23CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #23CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #23CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 205, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #23CDCA

Tints of #23CDCA

Tones of #23CDCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD2326:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #23CDCA: #000000.

How #23CDCA 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 #23CDCA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #23CDC9  ·  #23CDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #23CDCA?

#23CDCA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 35, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #23CDCA?

#23CDCA is RGB 35, 205, 202 — HSL 179°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #23CDCA?

Its complement is #CD2326; analogous partners are #23CD75 and #237BCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #23CDCA for text?

Black text on #23CDCA has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.