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#238aae color: Mediterranean Sea

#238aae is rgb(35, 138, 174) in RGB and oklch(59.315% 0.10422 226.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

59.3%
0.104
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #238aae

#238aae is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.95:1 contrast and black text 5.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mediterranean Sea (#1e8cab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238aae mixed with white

  1. 238aae
  2. 4296b6
  3. 5aa1be
  4. 70adc7
  5. 85b8cf
  6. 9ac4d7
  7. aed0df
  8. c2dce7
  9. d6e7ef
  10. ebf3f7

Darker: #238aae mixed with black

  1. 238aae
  2. 1d7797
  3. 176580
  4. 11536a
  5. 0c4255
  6. 073241
  7. 04222e
  8. 01141c
  9. 00070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238aae with less saturation

  1. 238aae
  2. 3489a9
  3. 4188a5
  4. 4b87a0
  5. 54869b
  6. 5d8596
  7. 648492
  8. 6b828d
  9. 728188
  10. 788083

Questions about #238aae

What color is #238aae?

#238aae is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Mediterranean Sea. In RGB it is rgb(35, 138, 174), in HSL hsl(195.54, 66.51%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.315% 0.10422 226.882).

What colors go well with #238aae?

The complementary color of #238aae is #b06945. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009193 and #547fbc. The triadic partners are #ab638a and #86822f.

Is white or black text more readable on #238aae?

White text reads better on #238aae: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and black gives 5.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238aae a warm or cool color?

#238aae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.104.