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#276d86 color: Faience

#276d86 is rgb(39, 109, 134) in RGB and oklch(50.229% 0.07892 225.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

50.2%
0.079
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #276d86

#276d86 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #276d86 mixed with white

  1. 276d86
  2. 407b92
  3. 56899e
  4. 6b97a9
  5. 80a6b5
  6. 94b4c2
  7. a9c3ce
  8. bed2da
  9. d4e1e6
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #276d86 mixed with black

  1. 276d86
  2. 205e74
  3. 1a4f62
  4. 144151
  5. 0e3340
  6. 082630
  7. 041921
  8. 020d13
  9. 010406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #276d86 with less saturation

  1. 276d86
  2. 316c83
  3. 386c7f
  4. 3f6b7c
  5. 466a79
  6. 4c6975
  7. 516872
  8. 56676e
  9. 5b666b
  10. 5f6567

Questions about #276d86

What color is #276d86?

#276d86 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(39, 109, 134), in HSL hsl(195.79, 54.91%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.229% 0.07892 225.51).

What colors go well with #276d86?

The complementary color of #276d86 is #89553c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #187272 and #456590. The triadic partners are #84516e and #6a662d.

Is white or black text more readable on #276d86?

White text reads better on #276d86: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276d86 a warm or cool color?

#276d86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.079.