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#045260 color: Sandalwood Grey Blue

#045260 is rgb(4, 82, 96) in RGB and oklch(40.403% 0.0698 214.6) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

40.4%
0.070
215°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #045260

#045260 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.82:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sandalwood Grey Blue (#005160). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #045260 mixed with white

  1. 045260
  2. 28626f
  3. 41727e
  4. 59838d
  5. 70949d
  6. 87a5ad
  7. 9eb7bd
  8. b6c8cd
  9. cedadd
  10. e6edee

Darker: #045260 mixed with black

  1. 045260
  2. 034652
  3. 023b45
  4. 012f38
  5. 01252c
  6. 001a20
  7. 001115
  8. 00080a
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #045260 with less saturation

  1. 045260
  2. 14515e
  3. 1e505b
  4. 265059
  5. 2d4f57
  6. 324e54
  7. 374d52
  8. 3c4c50
  9. 414b4d
  10. 454a4b

Questions about #045260

What color is #045260?

#045260 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Sandalwood Grey Blue. In RGB it is rgb(4, 82, 96), in HSL hsl(189.13, 92%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.403% 0.0698 214.6).

What colors go well with #045260?

The complementary color of #045260 is #693a2f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #04554d and #244c6c. The triadic partners are #603a58 and #554816.

Is white or black text more readable on #045260?

White text reads better on #045260: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #045260 a warm or cool color?

#045260 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.07.