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#2c8290 color: Sea Bed

#2c8290 is rgb(44, 130, 144) in RGB and oklch(56.192% 0.08251 210.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

56.2%
0.083
210°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2c8290

#2c8290 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 210°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Bed (#29848d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #2c8290 mixed with white

  1. 2c8290
  2. 468e9b
  3. 5c9aa6
  4. 71a7b0
  5. 86b3bb
  6. 9abfc6
  7. aeccd2
  8. c2d9dd
  9. d6e5e8
  10. ebf2f4

Darker: #2c8290 mixed with black

  1. 2c8290
  2. 25707d
  3. 1e5f6a
  4. 174e57
  5. 113e45
  6. 0a2f34
  7. 052024
  8. 021215
  9. 010607
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c8290 with less saturation

  1. 2c8290
  2. 38818d
  3. 42808b
  4. 4a7f88
  5. 527d85
  6. 597c83
  7. 5f7b80
  8. 65797d
  9. 6a787a
  10. 707678

Questions about #2c8290

What color is #2c8290?

#2c8290 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Sea Bed. In RGB it is rgb(44, 130, 144), in HSL hsl(188.4, 53.19%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.192% 0.08251 210.361).

What colors go well with #2c8290?

The complementary color of #2c8290 is #a06258. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #328577 and #447ba1. The triadic partners are #91638c and #887338.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8290?

White text reads better on #2c8290: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8290 a warm or cool color?

#2c8290 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.083.