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#045a59 color: Dark Turquoise

#045a59 is rgb(4, 90, 89) in RGB and oklch(42.356% 0.07124 193.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

42.4%
0.071
193°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #045a59

#045a59 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.04:1 contrast and black text 2.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#045c5a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #045a59 mixed with white

  1. 045a59
  2. 2a6968
  3. 447978
  4. 5b8988
  5. 729998
  6. 89a9a8
  7. a0bab9
  8. b7cbca
  9. cfdcdc
  10. e7eded

Darker: #045a59 mixed with black

  1. 045a59
  2. 034d4c
  3. 024140
  4. 013534
  5. 012928
  6. 001e1d
  7. 001313
  8. 000909
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #045a59 with less saturation

  1. 045a59
  2. 165958
  3. 215857
  4. 295756
  5. 305655
  6. 365453
  7. 3c5352
  8. 415251
  9. 455150
  10. 4a4f4f

Questions about #045a59

What color is #045a59?

#045a59 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Dark Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(4, 90, 89), in HSL hsl(179.3, 91.49%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.356% 0.07124 193.466).

What colors go well with #045a59?

The complementary color of #045a59 is #703d42. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #225a43 and #14566b. The triadic partners are #5c426a and #65471d.

Is white or black text more readable on #045a59?

White text reads better on #045a59: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and black gives 2.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #045a59 a warm or cool color?

#045a59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.071.