#286e8a color: Faience
#286e8a is rgb(40, 110, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.707% 0.08151 228.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Cerulean
- cyan-700
- Black 46%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #286e8a
#286e8a is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 228°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 5.69:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.
Lighter: #286e8a mixed with white
Darker: #286e8a mixed with black
Calmer: #286e8a with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #286e8a
Questions about #286e8a
What color is #286e8a?
#286e8a is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 138), in HSL hsl(197.14, 55.06%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.707% 0.08151 228.293).
What colors go well with #286e8a?
The complementary color of #286e8a is #8b563a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #137376 and #486694. The triadic partners are #88516d and #6a692d.
Is white or black text more readable on #286e8a?
White text reads better on #286e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #286e8a a warm or cool color?
#286e8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.082.