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#215853 color: Forest Biome

#215853 is rgb(33, 88, 83) in RGB and oklch(42.243% 0.05813 187.029) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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175°
100%

42.2%
0.058
187°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #215853

#215853 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 187°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.12:1 contrast and black text 2.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Biome (#1d5952). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #215853 mixed with white

  1. 215853
  2. 386763
  3. 4e7773
  4. 638783
  5. 799794
  6. 8ea8a5
  7. a4b9b6
  8. bacac8
  9. d1dcda
  10. e8edec

Darker: #215853 mixed with black

  1. 215853
  2. 1b4b47
  3. 163f3b
  4. 103330
  5. 0b2825
  6. 061d1b
  7. 031211
  8. 010908
  9. 000302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #215853 with less saturation

  1. 215853
  2. 285752
  3. 2e5652
  4. 335551
  5. 375451
  6. 3c5350
  7. 405250
  8. 43514f
  9. 47504f
  10. 4a4f4e

Questions about #215853

What color is #215853?

#215853 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Biome. In RGB it is rgb(33, 88, 83), in HSL hsl(174.55, 45.45%, 23.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.243% 0.05813 187.029).

What colors go well with #215853?

The complementary color of #215853 is #694048. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #315741 and #225662. The triadic partners are #564567 and #63472a.

Is white or black text more readable on #215853?

White text reads better on #215853: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and black gives 2.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #215853 a warm or cool color?

#215853 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 187 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.058.