#296c8b color: Faience
#296c8b is rgb(41, 108, 139) in RGB and oklch(50.282% 0.08272 231.858) 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 45%
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 #296c8b
#296c8b is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 232°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.
Lighter: #296c8b mixed with white
Darker: #296c8b mixed with black
Calmer: #296c8b with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #296c8b
Questions about #296c8b
What color is #296c8b?
#296c8b is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(41, 108, 139), in HSL hsl(198.98, 54.44%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.282% 0.08272 231.858).
What colors go well with #296c8b?
The complementary color of #296c8b is #895636. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d7278 and #4a6493. The triadic partners are #884f69 and #65692c.
Is white or black text more readable on #296c8b?
White text reads better on #296c8b: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #296c8b a warm or cool color?
#296c8b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.083.