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#027889 color: Biscay Bay

#027889 is rgb(2, 120, 137) in RGB and oklch(52.574% 0.09116 211.922) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

52.6%
0.091
212°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #027889

#027889 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 212°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.18:1 contrast and black text 4.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Biscay Bay (#097988). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #027889 mixed with white

  1. 027889
  2. 328594
  3. 4d92a0
  4. 649fab
  5. 7badb7
  6. 91bac3
  7. a7c8cf
  8. bdd5db
  9. d3e3e7
  10. e9f1f3

Darker: #027889 mixed with black

  1. 027889
  2. 016776
  3. 015764
  4. 014853
  5. 003942
  6. 002a31
  7. 001d22
  8. 001014
  9. 000507
  10. 000101

Calmer: #027889 with less saturation

  1. 027889
  2. 1f7786
  3. 2e7683
  4. 397480
  5. 43737d
  6. 4b727a
  7. 527177
  8. 596f74
  9. 5f6e71
  10. 656c6e

Questions about #027889

What color is #027889?

#027889 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Biscay Bay. In RGB it is rgb(2, 120, 137), in HSL hsl(187.56, 97.12%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.574% 0.09116 211.922).

What colors go well with #027889?

The complementary color of #027889 is #985649. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0e7b6e and #34709b. The triadic partners are #895682 and #7e6823.

Is white or black text more readable on #027889?

White text reads better on #027889: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and black gives 4.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #027889 a warm or cool color?

#027889 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 212 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.091.