Skip to the color picker

#287e8a color: Bermuda

#287e8a is rgb(40, 126, 138) in RGB and oklch(54.806% 0.0813 208.388) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

187°
100%

54.8%
0.081
208°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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 #287e8a

#287e8a is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 208°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1b7d8d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #287e8a mixed with white

  1. 287e8a
  2. 438a95
  3. 5a97a1
  4. 6fa4ac
  5. 84b0b8
  6. 98bdc3
  7. adcacf
  8. c1d7db
  9. d6e4e7
  10. eaf2f3

Darker: #287e8a mixed with black

  1. 287e8a
  2. 216d77
  3. 1b5c65
  4. 154c53
  5. 0f3c42
  6. 092d32
  7. 041f22
  8. 021114
  9. 010507
  10. 000101

Calmer: #287e8a with less saturation

  1. 287e8a
  2. 347d88
  3. 3e7c85
  4. 477a83
  5. 4e7980
  6. 55787e
  7. 5b777b
  8. 617579
  9. 677476
  10. 6c7273

Questions about #287e8a

What color is #287e8a?

#287e8a is soft cyan. The closest named color is Bermuda. In RGB it is rgb(40, 126, 138), in HSL hsl(187.35, 55.06%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.806% 0.0813 208.388).

What colors go well with #287e8a?

The complementary color of #287e8a is #9b5e56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #308071 and #3f789b. The triadic partners are #8b6089 and #856e35.

Is white or black text more readable on #287e8a?

White text reads better on #287e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287e8a a warm or cool color?

#287e8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 208 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.081.