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#226570 color: Mordant Blue

#226570 is rgb(34, 101, 112) in RGB and oklch(46.985% 0.06793 210.354) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

47%
0.068
210°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #226570

#226570 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 210°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.64:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mordant Blue (#2a6671). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #226570 mixed with white

  1. 226570
  2. 3b737d
  3. 51828b
  4. 679199
  5. 7ca0a7
  6. 91b0b5
  7. a7bfc4
  8. bccfd2
  9. d2dfe1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #226570 mixed with black

  1. 226570
  2. 1c5760
  3. 164951
  4. 113c43
  5. 0b2f35
  6. 072227
  7. 03171a
  8. 010c0e
  9. 000304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #226570 with less saturation

  1. 226570
  2. 2b646e
  3. 33636c
  4. 39626a
  5. 3f6168
  6. 446065
  7. 495f63
  8. 4e5e61
  9. 525d5f
  10. 575c5d

Questions about #226570

What color is #226570?

#226570 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 101, 112), in HSL hsl(188.46, 53.42%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.985% 0.06793 210.354).

What colors go well with #226570?

The complementary color of #226570 is #7c4c44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #27675c and #35607d. The triadic partners are #714d6d and #69592b.

Is white or black text more readable on #226570?

White text reads better on #226570: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226570 a warm or cool color?

#226570 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.068.