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#2d6572 color: Mordant Blue

#2d6572 is rgb(45, 101, 114) in RGB and oklch(47.471% 0.06198 215.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

47.5%
0.062
215°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2d6572

#2d6572 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, 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: #2d6572 mixed with white

  1. 2d6572
  2. 43737f
  3. 58828d
  4. 6c919a
  5. 80a0a8
  6. 95afb6
  7. a9bfc5
  8. becfd3
  9. d4dfe1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #2d6572 mixed with black

  1. 2d6572
  2. 265762
  3. 1f4953
  4. 183c44
  5. 112f36
  6. 0b2228
  7. 06171b
  8. 020c0e
  9. 010304
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d6572 with less saturation

  1. 2d6572
  2. 346470
  3. 39636e
  4. 3f636c
  5. 446269
  6. 486167
  7. 4d6065
  8. 515f63
  9. 555e60
  10. 585d5e

Questions about #2d6572

What color is #2d6572?

#2d6572 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 101, 114), in HSL hsl(191.3, 43.4%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.471% 0.06198 215.162).

What colors go well with #2d6572?

The complementary color of #2d6572 is #7b4f44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d6861 and #3d607d. The triadic partners are #724f6a and #675c32.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d6572?

White text reads better on #2d6572: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d6572 a warm or cool color?

#2d6572 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.062.