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#259ca2 color: Empress Envy

#259ca2 is rgb(37, 156, 162) in RGB and oklch(63.352% 0.09934 200.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

63.4%
0.099
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • teal-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #259ca2

#259ca2 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Envy (#2a9ca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #259ca2 mixed with white

  1. 259ca2
  2. 46a6ab
  3. 5fb0b4
  4. 75babd
  5. 8ac3c6
  6. 9ecdd0
  7. b2d7d9
  8. c5e1e2
  9. d8ebec
  10. ecf5f5

Darker: #259ca2 mixed with black

  1. 259ca2
  2. 1f878c
  3. 197377
  4. 135f63
  5. 0d4c4f
  6. 08393c
  7. 04282a
  8. 021819
  9. 00090a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #259ca2 with less saturation

  1. 259ca2
  2. 399aa0
  3. 47999d
  4. 53979b
  5. 5d9599
  6. 669496
  7. 6e9294
  8. 769091
  9. 7d8e8f
  10. 848c8c

Questions about #259ca2

What color is #259ca2?

#259ca2 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(37, 156, 162), in HSL hsl(182.88, 62.81%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.352% 0.09934 200.148).

What colors go well with #259ca2?

The complementary color of #259ca2 is #bf7171. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f9e81 and #3f95bb. The triadic partners are #a576b0 and #aa833d.

Is white or black text more readable on #259ca2?

White text reads better on #259ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259ca2 a warm or cool color?

#259ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.099.