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#02606a color: Petrol

#02606a is rgb(2, 96, 106) in RGB and oklch(44.728% 0.07618 207.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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186°
100%

44.7%
0.076
207°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #02606a

#02606a is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 207°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.28:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petrol (#005f6a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #02606a mixed with white

  1. 02606a
  2. 2b6f78
  3. 457e86
  4. 5d8e94
  5. 749da3
  6. 8badb2
  7. a1bdc1
  8. b8cdd0
  9. d0dee0
  10. e7eeef

Darker: #02606a mixed with black

  1. 02606a
  2. 01525b
  3. 01454d
  4. 01383f
  5. 002c31
  6. 002024
  7. 001518
  8. 000a0d
  9. 000304
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02606a with less saturation

  1. 02606a
  2. 185f68
  3. 245e66
  4. 2d5d64
  5. 345c61
  6. 3b5b5f
  7. 415a5d
  8. 46585b
  9. 4b5759
  10. 505657

Questions about #02606a

What color is #02606a?

#02606a is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Petrol. In RGB it is rgb(2, 96, 106), in HSL hsl(185.77, 96.3%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.728% 0.07618 207.259).

What colors go well with #02606a?

The complementary color of #02606a is #79433d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #146254 and #245a79. The triadic partners are #6b456a and #67511b.

Is white or black text more readable on #02606a?

White text reads better on #02606a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02606a a warm or cool color?

#02606a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 207 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.076.