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#085253 color: Wool Turquoise

#085253 is rgb(8, 82, 83) in RGB and oklch(39.887% 0.06516 196.339) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

39.9%
0.065
196°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #085253

#085253 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 39.9% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 196°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.97:1 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: #085253 mixed with white

  1. 085253
  2. 2a6263
  3. 427273
  4. 5a8383
  5. 709494
  6. 87a5a5
  7. 9fb6b6
  8. b6c8c8
  9. cedada
  10. e6ecec

Darker: #085253 mixed with black

  1. 085253
  2. 064647
  3. 043b3b
  4. 032f30
  5. 022525
  6. 011a1b
  7. 011111
  8. 000808
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #085253 with less saturation

  1. 085253
  2. 165152
  3. 1f5051
  4. 274f50
  5. 2d4e4e
  6. 324d4d
  7. 374c4c
  8. 3b4b4b
  9. 404a4a
  10. 444848

Questions about #085253

What color is #085253?

#085253 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Wool Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(8, 82, 83), in HSL hsl(180.8, 82.42%, 17.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.887% 0.06516 196.339).

What colors go well with #085253?

The complementary color of #085253 is #66383b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e523f and #174e62. The triadic partners are #553c5f and #5b421b.

Is white or black text more readable on #085253?

White text reads better on #085253: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #085253 a warm or cool color?

#085253 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 196 degrees, its lightness 39.9% and its chroma 0.065.