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#286572 color: Mordant Blue

#286572 is rgb(40, 101, 114) in RGB and oklch(47.277% 0.06527 214.049) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

47.3%
0.065
214°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #286572

#286572 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 214°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mordant Blue (#2a6671). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #286572 mixed with white

  1. 286572
  2. 3f737f
  3. 55828d
  4. 69919a
  5. 7ea0a8
  6. 93afb6
  7. a8bfc5
  8. becfd3
  9. d3dfe1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #286572 mixed with black

  1. 286572
  2. 215762
  3. 1b4953
  4. 153c44
  5. 0f2f36
  6. 092228
  7. 04171b
  8. 020c0e
  9. 010304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #286572 with less saturation

  1. 286572
  2. 306470
  3. 36636e
  4. 3c626b
  5. 426269
  6. 466167
  7. 4b6065
  8. 4f5f62
  9. 545e60
  10. 585d5e

Questions about #286572

What color is #286572?

#286572 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 101, 114), in HSL hsl(190.54, 48.05%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.277% 0.06527 214.049).

What colors go well with #286572?

The complementary color of #286572 is #7c4e43. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #296860 and #3a607e. The triadic partners are #724e6b and #685b2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #286572?

White text reads better on #286572: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286572 a warm or cool color?

#286572 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 214 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.065.