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#389ca1 color: Empress Envy

#389ca1 is rgb(56, 156, 161) in RGB and oklch(63.769% 0.09087 199.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

63.8%
0.091
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • teal-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #389ca1

#389ca1 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Envy (#2a9ca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #389ca1 mixed with white

  1. 389ca1
  2. 51a6aa
  3. 67b0b3
  4. 7cb9bd
  5. 8fc3c6
  6. a2cdcf
  7. b5d7d9
  8. c7e1e2
  9. daebec
  10. ecf5f5

Darker: #389ca1 mixed with black

  1. 389ca1
  2. 2f878b
  3. 277376
  4. 1f5f62
  5. 174c4e
  6. 0f393c
  7. 08282a
  8. 041819
  9. 010909
  10. 000101

Calmer: #389ca1 with less saturation

  1. 389ca1
  2. 469b9f
  3. 51999d
  4. 5a979b
  5. 639698
  6. 6b9496
  7. 729394
  8. 799192
  9. 7f8f90
  10. 858d8d

Questions about #389ca1

What color is #389ca1?

#389ca1 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(56, 156, 161), in HSL hsl(182.86, 48.39%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.769% 0.09087 199.848).

What colors go well with #389ca1?

The complementary color of #389ca1 is #bc7575. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b9d83 and #4a96b8. The triadic partners are #a479ae and #a98547.

Is white or black text more readable on #389ca1?

Black text reads better on #389ca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #389ca1 a warm or cool color?

#389ca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 63.8% and its chroma 0.091.