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#299ba1 color: Empress Envy

#299ba1 is rgb(41, 155, 161) in RGB and oklch(63.141% 0.09726 200.297) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

63.1%
0.097
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • teal-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #299ba1

#299ba1 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Envy (#2a9ca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #299ba1 mixed with white

  1. 299ba1
  2. 48a5aa
  3. 60afb3
  4. 76b9bd
  5. 8ac3c6
  6. 9ecdcf
  7. b2d7d9
  8. c5e1e2
  9. d9ebec
  10. ecf5f5

Darker: #299ba1 mixed with black

  1. 299ba1
  2. 22868b
  3. 1c7276
  4. 155e62
  5. 0f4b4e
  6. 09393c
  7. 05282a
  8. 021819
  9. 010909
  10. 000101

Calmer: #299ba1 with less saturation

  1. 299ba1
  2. 3b999f
  3. 49989c
  4. 54969a
  5. 5d9598
  6. 669395
  7. 6e9193
  8. 768f91
  9. 7d8d8e
  10. 838b8c

Questions about #299ba1

What color is #299ba1?

#299ba1 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(41, 155, 161), in HSL hsl(183, 59.41%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.141% 0.09726 200.297).

What colors go well with #299ba1?

The complementary color of #299ba1 is #bd7171. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #419d81 and #4194b9. The triadic partners are #a476ae and #a8833f.

Is white or black text more readable on #299ba1?

White text reads better on #299ba1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #299ba1 a warm or cool color?

#299ba1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 63.1% and its chroma 0.097.