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#258172 color: Mermaid Sea

#258172 is rgb(37, 129, 114) in RGB and oklch(54.631% 0.0875 179.629) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

54.6%
0.087
180°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #258172

#258172 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mermaid Sea (#297f6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #258172 mixed with white

  1. 258172
  2. 418d7f
  3. 59998c
  4. 6ea69a
  5. 83b2a8
  6. 98bfb6
  7. accbc4
  8. c1d8d3
  9. d5e5e1
  10. eaf2f0

Darker: #258172 mixed with black

  1. 258172
  2. 1f6f62
  3. 195e53
  4. 134e44
  5. 0d3e36
  6. 082e28
  7. 041f1b
  8. 02120e
  9. 000604
  10. 000101

Calmer: #258172 with less saturation

  1. 258172
  2. 328072
  3. 3d7e72
  4. 457c71
  5. 4d7b71
  6. 547971
  7. 5b7771
  8. 607671
  9. 667471
  10. 6b7270

Questions about #258172

What color is #258172?

#258172 is bright teal. The closest named color is Mermaid Sea. In RGB it is rgb(37, 129, 114), in HSL hsl(170.22, 55.42%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.631% 0.0875 179.629).

What colors go well with #258172?

The complementary color of #258172 is #9a5a6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #497f54 and #1b7e8c. The triadic partners are #78659c and #966339.

Is white or black text more readable on #258172?

White text reads better on #258172: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #258172 a warm or cool color?

#258172 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.087.