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#045f6f color: Cool Dive

#045f6f is rgb(4, 95, 111) in RGB and oklch(44.709% 0.07766 214.621) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

44.7%
0.078
215°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #045f6f

#045f6f is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.31:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cool Dive (#00606f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #045f6f mixed with white

  1. 045f6f
  2. 2c6e7d
  3. 467d8a
  4. 5d8d98
  5. 749da7
  6. 8bacb5
  7. a1bdc3
  8. b8cdd2
  9. d0dde1
  10. e7eef0

Darker: #045f6f mixed with black

  1. 045f6f
  2. 035260
  3. 024451
  4. 013842
  5. 012c34
  6. 002027
  7. 00151a
  8. 000a0e
  9. 000304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #045f6f with less saturation

  1. 045f6f
  2. 185e6c
  3. 245d6a
  4. 2d5c67
  5. 345b65
  6. 3b5a62
  7. 41595f
  8. 46585d
  9. 4b575a
  10. 505657

Questions about #045f6f

What color is #045f6f?

#045f6f is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Cool Dive. In RGB it is rgb(4, 95, 111), in HSL hsl(188.97, 93.04%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.709% 0.07766 214.621).

What colors go well with #045f6f?

The complementary color of #045f6f is #794437. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #04625a and #2b597c. The triadic partners are #6f4366 and #62541a.

Is white or black text more readable on #045f6f?

White text reads better on #045f6f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #045f6f a warm or cool color?

#045f6f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.078.