#255f71 color: Holiday Velvet
#255f71 is rgb(37, 95, 113) in RGB and oklch(45.544% 0.06617 221.637) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Dark
- Soft
- Dusty
- Cool
- ≈ Charcoal
- cyan-800
- Black 56%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #255f71
#255f71 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 222°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 7.11:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Holiday Velvet (#206174). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.
Lighter: #255f71 mixed with white
Darker: #255f71 mixed with black
Calmer: #255f71 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #255f71
Questions about #255f71
What color is #255f71?
#255f71 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Holiday Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(37, 95, 113), in HSL hsl(194.21, 50.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.544% 0.06617 221.637).
What colors go well with #255f71?
The complementary color of #255f71 is #764a39. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f6260 and #3a597b. The triadic partners are #704861 and #5e582a.
Is white or black text more readable on #255f71?
White text reads better on #255f71: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #255f71 a warm or cool color?
#255f71 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.066.