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#2c6971 color: Mordant Blue

#2c6971 is rgb(44, 105, 113) in RGB and oklch(48.437% 0.06352 206.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

48.4%
0.064
207°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2c6971

#2c6971 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 207°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mordant Blue (#2a6671). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #2c6971 mixed with white

  1. 2c6971
  2. 43777e
  3. 58858c
  4. 6c949a
  5. 81a3a7
  6. 95b2b6
  7. aac1c4
  8. bfd0d2
  9. d4e0e1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #2c6971 mixed with black

  1. 2c6971
  2. 255a61
  3. 1e4c52
  4. 173e43
  5. 113135
  6. 0a2427
  7. 05181a
  8. 020c0e
  9. 010404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2c6971 with less saturation

  1. 2c6971
  2. 33686f
  3. 3a676d
  4. 40666c
  5. 45656a
  6. 4a6468
  7. 4e6366
  8. 536264
  9. 576162
  10. 5b6061

Questions about #2c6971

What color is #2c6971?

#2c6971 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(44, 105, 113), in HSL hsl(186.96, 43.95%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.437% 0.06352 206.958).

What colors go well with #2c6971?

The complementary color of #2c6971 is #7f514b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #326b5e and #3a647e. The triadic partners are #725272 and #6e5d33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c6971?

White text reads better on #2c6971: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c6971 a warm or cool color?

#2c6971 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 207 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.064.