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#286d7e color: Billabong

#286d7e is rgb(40, 109, 126) in RGB and oklch(49.895% 0.07277 217.095) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

49.9%
0.073
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #286d7e

#286d7e is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.87:1 contrast and black text 3.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billabong (#1b6f81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #286d7e mixed with white

  1. 286d7e
  2. 407b8a
  3. 568997
  4. 6b97a3
  5. 80a5b0
  6. 95b4bd
  7. aac3ca
  8. bfd2d7
  9. d4e1e4
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #286d7e mixed with black

  1. 286d7e
  2. 215e6d
  3. 1b4f5c
  4. 15414c
  5. 0f333c
  6. 09262d
  7. 04191f
  8. 020d11
  9. 010405
  10. 000101

Calmer: #286d7e with less saturation

  1. 286d7e
  2. 316c7b
  3. 396b79
  4. 406a76
  5. 466973
  6. 4b6871
  7. 51676e
  8. 55666b
  9. 5a6568
  10. 5f6466

Questions about #286d7e

What color is #286d7e?

#286d7e is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Billabong. In RGB it is rgb(40, 109, 126), in HSL hsl(191.86, 51.81%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.895% 0.07277 217.095).

What colors go well with #286d7e?

The complementary color of #286d7e is #875445. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26706a and #3f678a. The triadic partners are #7e5372 and #6f632f.

Is white or black text more readable on #286d7e?

White text reads better on #286d7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286d7e a warm or cool color?

#286d7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.073.