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#085251 color: Wool Turquoise

#085251 is rgb(8, 82, 81) in RGB and oklch(39.805% 0.06533 193.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

39.8%
0.065
193°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #085251

#085251 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.99:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wool Turquoise (#005152). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #085251 mixed with white

  1. 085251
  2. 2a6261
  3. 427271
  4. 5a8381
  5. 709492
  6. 87a5a4
  7. 9fb6b5
  8. b6c8c7
  9. cedada
  10. e6ecec

Darker: #085251 mixed with black

  1. 085251
  2. 064645
  3. 043b3a
  4. 032f2f
  5. 022524
  6. 011a1a
  7. 011110
  8. 000807
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #085251 with less saturation

  1. 085251
  2. 165150
  3. 1f504f
  4. 274f4e
  5. 2d4e4d
  6. 324d4c
  7. 374c4b
  8. 3b4b4a
  9. 3f4949
  10. 434848

Questions about #085251

What color is #085251?

#085251 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Wool Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(8, 82, 81), in HSL hsl(179.19, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.805% 0.06533 193.373).

What colors go well with #085251?

The complementary color of #085251 is #65383d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20523d and #144f61. The triadic partners are #543c60 and #5c411b.

Is white or black text more readable on #085251?

White text reads better on #085251: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #085251 a warm or cool color?

#085251 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.065.