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#38686a color: Moat

#38686a is rgb(56, 104, 106) in RGB and oklch(48.429% 0.05237 199.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

48.4%
0.052
199°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • mist-600
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #38686a

#38686a is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.052 chroma and a hue of 199°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.26:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moat (#3e6a6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mist-600.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #38686a mixed with white

  1. 38686a
  2. 4c7678
  3. 5f8486
  4. 729394
  5. 86a2a3
  6. 99b1b2
  7. adc0c1
  8. c1d0d0
  9. d5dfdf
  10. eaefef

Darker: #38686a mixed with black

  1. 38686a
  2. 2f595b
  3. 274b4d
  4. 1f3e3f
  5. 173031
  6. 0f2424
  7. 081818
  8. 040c0d
  9. 010404
  10. 000000

Calmer: #38686a with less saturation

  1. 38686a
  2. 3d6769
  3. 426668
  4. 466567
  5. 4a6465
  6. 4e6464
  7. 516363
  8. 556262
  9. 586161
  10. 5c6060

Questions about #38686a

What color is #38686a?

#38686a is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Moat. In RGB it is rgb(56, 104, 106), in HSL hsl(182.4, 30.86%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.429% 0.05237 199.066).

What colors go well with #38686a?

The complementary color of #38686a is #7a5353. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #40695a and #3e6577. The triadic partners are #6c5572 and #6f5c3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #38686a?

White text reads better on #38686a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38686a a warm or cool color?

#38686a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 199 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.052.