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#2d6972 color: Mordant Blue

#2d6972 is rgb(45, 105, 114) in RGB and oklch(48.517% 0.06315 208.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

48.5%
0.063
209°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2d6972

#2d6972 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 209°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #2d6972 mixed with white

  1. 2d6972
  2. 43777f
  3. 58858d
  4. 6d949a
  5. 81a3a8
  6. 95b2b6
  7. aac1c4
  8. bfd0d3
  9. d4e0e1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #2d6972 mixed with black

  1. 2d6972
  2. 265a62
  3. 1f4c53
  4. 183e44
  5. 113136
  6. 0b2428
  7. 06181b
  8. 020c0e
  9. 010404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d6972 with less saturation

  1. 2d6972
  2. 346870
  3. 3b676e
  4. 40666c
  5. 45656a
  6. 4a6469
  7. 4f6367
  8. 536265
  9. 576163
  10. 5b6061

Questions about #2d6972

What color is #2d6972?

#2d6972 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 105, 114), in HSL hsl(187.83, 43.4%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.517% 0.06315 208.536).

What colors go well with #2d6972?

The complementary color of #2d6972 is #7f514b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #326b5f and #3b647f. The triadic partners are #735271 and #6e5d33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d6972?

White text reads better on #2d6972: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d6972 a warm or cool color?

#2d6972 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 209 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.063.