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#2e6872 color: Mordant Blue

#2e6872 is rgb(46, 104, 114) in RGB and oklch(48.295% 0.06209 210.348) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

48.3%
0.062
210°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2e6872

#2e6872 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 210°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #2e6872 mixed with white

  1. 2e6872
  2. 44767f
  3. 59858d
  4. 6d939a
  5. 81a2a8
  6. 96b1b6
  7. aac0c4
  8. bfd0d3
  9. d4dfe1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #2e6872 mixed with black

  1. 2e6872
  2. 275962
  3. 1f4b53
  4. 183e44
  5. 123036
  6. 0b2428
  7. 06181b
  8. 020c0e
  9. 010404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e6872 with less saturation

  1. 2e6872
  2. 356770
  3. 3b666e
  4. 40656c
  5. 45646a
  6. 4a6368
  7. 4f6366
  8. 536264
  9. 576062
  10. 5b5f60

Questions about #2e6872

What color is #2e6872?

#2e6872 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Mordant Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 104, 114), in HSL hsl(188.82, 42.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.295% 0.06209 210.348).

What colors go well with #2e6872?

The complementary color of #2e6872 is #7e5149. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #326a60 and #3c637e. The triadic partners are #73526f and #6c5d34.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6872?

White text reads better on #2e6872: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6872 a warm or cool color?

#2e6872 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.062.