Skip to the color picker

#286f88 color: Faience

#286f88 is rgb(40, 111, 136) in RGB and oklch(50.866% 0.07955 225.144) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

196°
100%

50.9%
0.080
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc 26

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #286f88

#286f88 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.65:1 contrast and black text 3.72:1, 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: #286f88 mixed with white

  1. 286f88
  2. 417d94
  3. 578b9f
  4. 6c99ab
  5. 80a7b7
  6. 95b5c3
  7. aac4cf
  8. bfd2db
  9. d4e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #286f88 mixed with black

  1. 286f88
  2. 216075
  3. 1b5163
  4. 154252
  5. 0f3441
  6. 092731
  7. 041a22
  8. 020e13
  9. 010406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #286f88 with less saturation

  1. 286f88
  2. 326e85
  3. 3a6d81
  4. 416d7e
  5. 476c7a
  6. 4d6b77
  7. 526a74
  8. 586970
  9. 5c686d
  10. 616769

Questions about #286f88

What color is #286f88?

#286f88 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(40, 111, 136), in HSL hsl(195.63, 54.55%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.866% 0.07955 225.144).

What colors go well with #286f88?

The complementary color of #286f88 is #8b563e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a7474 and #466793. The triadic partners are #865370 and #6c682e.

Is white or black text more readable on #286f88?

White text reads better on #286f88: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and black gives 3.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286f88 a warm or cool color?

#286f88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 50.9% and its chroma 0.08.