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#085256 color: Emerald Spring

#085256 is rgb(8, 82, 86) in RGB and oklch(40.013% 0.06527 200.797) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

40%
0.065
201°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #085256

#085256 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 201°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.93:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Spring (#095155). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #085256 mixed with white

  1. 085256
  2. 2a6265
  3. 427275
  4. 5a8385
  5. 719496
  6. 87a5a7
  7. 9fb6b8
  8. b6c8c9
  9. cedadb
  10. e6eced

Darker: #085256 mixed with black

  1. 085256
  2. 06464a
  3. 043b3e
  4. 032f32
  5. 022527
  6. 011a1c
  7. 011112
  8. 000808
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #085256 with less saturation

  1. 085256
  2. 165155
  3. 205053
  4. 274f52
  5. 2d4e50
  6. 324d4f
  7. 374c4d
  8. 3c4b4c
  9. 404a4b
  10. 444949

Questions about #085256

What color is #085256?

#085256 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Emerald Spring. In RGB it is rgb(8, 82, 86), in HSL hsl(183.08, 82.98%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.013% 0.06527 200.797).

What colors go well with #085256?

The complementary color of #085256 is #663938. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a5343 and #1b4e64. The triadic partners are #583c5d and #5a441a.

Is white or black text more readable on #085256?

White text reads better on #085256: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #085256 a warm or cool color?

#085256 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 201 degrees, its lightness 40% and its chroma 0.065.