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#256162 color: Verdant Forest

#256162 is rgb(37, 97, 98) in RGB and oklch(45.436% 0.06126 196.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

45.4%
0.061
197°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #256162

#256162 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 197°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #256162 mixed with white

  1. 256162
  2. 3c7070
  3. 527f7f
  4. 678e8e
  5. 7c9d9e
  6. 91adad
  7. a7bdbd
  8. bccdcd
  9. d2dede
  10. e8eeee

Darker: #256162 mixed with black

  1. 256162
  2. 1f5354
  3. 194647
  4. 13393a
  5. 0d2d2d
  6. 082121
  7. 041516
  8. 020b0b
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #256162 with less saturation

  1. 256162
  2. 2c6061
  3. 335f60
  4. 395e5f
  5. 3e5d5d
  6. 425c5c
  7. 475b5b
  8. 4b5a5a
  9. 4f5959
  10. 535858

Questions about #256162

What color is #256162?

#256162 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Verdant Forest. In RGB it is rgb(37, 97, 98), in HSL hsl(180.98, 45.19%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.436% 0.06126 196.736).

What colors go well with #256162?

The complementary color of #256162 is #75484a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31614f and #2d5d71. The triadic partners are #644c6d and #6a522d.

Is white or black text more readable on #256162?

White text reads better on #256162: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #256162 a warm or cool color?

#256162 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 197 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.061.