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#2c8185 color: Kandinsky Turquoise

#2c8185 is rgb(44, 129, 133) in RGB and oklch(55.496% 0.07959 199.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

55.5%
0.080
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2c8185

#2c8185 is a dusty cyan color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.58:1 contrast and black text 4.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kandinsky Turquoise (#2d8284). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #2c8185 mixed with white

  1. 2c8185
  2. 468d91
  3. 5c999c
  4. 71a6a8
  5. 85b2b4
  6. 9abfc0
  7. aecbcd
  8. c2d8d9
  9. d6e5e6
  10. eaf2f2

Darker: #2c8185 mixed with black

  1. 2c8185
  2. 256f73
  3. 1e5e61
  4. 174e50
  5. 113e40
  6. 0a2e30
  7. 051f21
  8. 021213
  9. 010606
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c8185 with less saturation

  1. 2c8185
  2. 388083
  3. 417e81
  4. 497d80
  5. 517c7e
  6. 577a7c
  7. 5d797a
  8. 637878
  9. 697677
  10. 6e7475

Questions about #2c8185

What color is #2c8185?

#2c8185 is dusty cyan. The closest named color is Kandinsky Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(44, 129, 133), in HSL hsl(182.7, 50.28%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.496% 0.07959 199.578).

What colors go well with #2c8185?

The complementary color of #2c8185 is #9c6060. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c826b and #3b7c98. The triadic partners are #886490 and #8c6e39.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8185?

White text reads better on #2c8185: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and black gives 4.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8185 a warm or cool color?

#2c8185 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.08.