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#269ca1 color: Empress Envy

#269ca1 is rgb(38, 156, 161) in RGB and oklch(63.334% 0.09891 199.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

63.3%
0.099
199°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • teal-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #269ca1

#269ca1 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 199°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.31:1 contrast and black text 6.35:1, 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: #269ca1 mixed with white

  1. 269ca1
  2. 47a6aa
  3. 5fb0b3
  4. 75babd
  5. 8ac3c6
  6. 9ecdcf
  7. b2d7d9
  8. c5e1e2
  9. d8ebec
  10. ecf5f5

Darker: #269ca1 mixed with black

  1. 269ca1
  2. 20878b
  3. 197376
  4. 135f62
  5. 0d4c4e
  6. 08393c
  7. 04282a
  8. 021819
  9. 010909
  10. 000101

Calmer: #269ca1 with less saturation

  1. 269ca1
  2. 399a9f
  3. 48999c
  4. 53979a
  5. 5d9598
  6. 669496
  7. 6e9293
  8. 769091
  9. 7d8e8f
  10. 848c8c

Questions about #269ca1

What color is #269ca1?

#269ca1 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(38, 156, 161), in HSL hsl(182.44, 61.81%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.334% 0.09891 199.302).

What colors go well with #269ca1?

The complementary color of #269ca1 is #bf7172. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #419d80 and #3e95ba. The triadic partners are #a476b0 and #aa833e.

Is white or black text more readable on #269ca1?

White text reads better on #269ca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and black gives 6.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #269ca1 a warm or cool color?

#269ca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 199 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.099.