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#0c5259 color: Blue Period

#0c5259 is rgb(12, 82, 89) in RGB and oklch(40.212% 0.06455 205.446) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

40.2%
0.065
205°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #0c5259

#0c5259 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 205°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.87:1 contrast and black text 2.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Period (#075158). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #0c5259 mixed with white

  1. 0c5259
  2. 2b6268
  3. 447278
  4. 5b8388
  5. 719498
  6. 88a5a8
  7. 9fb6b9
  8. b7c8ca
  9. cedadc
  10. e7eced

Darker: #0c5259 mixed with black

  1. 0c5259
  2. 09464c
  3. 063b40
  4. 042f34
  5. 032528
  6. 021a1d
  7. 011113
  8. 000809
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #0c5259 with less saturation

  1. 0c5259
  2. 195157
  3. 215056
  4. 284f54
  5. 2e4e52
  6. 334d51
  7. 384c4f
  8. 3c4b4d
  9. 414a4c
  10. 44494a

Questions about #0c5259

What color is #0c5259?

#0c5259 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Blue Period. In RGB it is rgb(12, 82, 89), in HSL hsl(185.45, 76.24%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.212% 0.06455 205.446).

What colors go well with #0c5259?

The complementary color of #0c5259 is #673a36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #185446 and #204d66. The triadic partners are #5a3c5b and #58451b.

Is white or black text more readable on #0c5259?

White text reads better on #0c5259: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and black gives 2.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #0c5259 a warm or cool color?

#0c5259 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 205 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.065.