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#085252 color: Wool Turquoise

#085252 is rgb(8, 82, 82) in RGB and oklch(39.845% 0.06522 194.854) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

39.8%
0.065
195°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #085252

#085252 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.98:1 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: #085252 mixed with white

  1. 085252
  2. 2a6262
  3. 427272
  4. 5a8382
  5. 709493
  6. 87a5a4
  7. 9fb6b6
  8. b6c8c8
  9. cedada
  10. e6ecec

Darker: #085252 mixed with black

  1. 085252
  2. 064646
  3. 043b3b
  4. 032f2f
  5. 022525
  6. 011a1a
  7. 011111
  8. 000808
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #085252 with less saturation

  1. 085252
  2. 165151
  3. 1f5050
  4. 274f4f
  5. 2d4e4e
  6. 324d4d
  7. 374c4c
  8. 3b4b4a
  9. 3f4a49
  10. 434848

Questions about #085252

What color is #085252?

#085252 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Wool Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(8, 82, 82), in HSL hsl(180, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.845% 0.06522 194.854).

What colors go well with #085252?

The complementary color of #085252 is #66383c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f523e and #164e62. The triadic partners are #543c60 and #5c421b.

Is white or black text more readable on #085252?

White text reads better on #085252: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #085252 a warm or cool color?

#085252 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.065.