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#659ba2 color: Beach Blue

#659ba2 is rgb(101, 155, 162) in RGB and oklch(65.441% 0.05791 206.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

65.4%
0.058
206°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #659ba2

#659ba2 is a dusty cyan color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 206°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beach Blue (#5f9ca2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #659ba2 mixed with white

  1. 659ba2
  2. 75a5ab
  3. 84aeb4
  4. 93b8bd
  5. a2c2c6
  6. b2ccd0
  7. c1d6d9
  8. d0e0e2
  9. e0eaec
  10. eff5f5

Darker: #659ba2 mixed with black

  1. 659ba2
  2. 57868c
  3. 497277
  4. 3c5e63
  5. 2f4b4f
  6. 22393c
  7. 17282a
  8. 0c1819
  9. 03090a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #659ba2 with less saturation

  1. 659ba2
  2. 6a9aa0
  3. 6f999f
  4. 74989d
  5. 78979b
  6. 7d9699
  7. 819597
  8. 859496
  9. 899394
  10. 8d9192

Questions about #659ba2

What color is #659ba2?

#659ba2 is dusty cyan. The closest named color is Beach Blue. In RGB it is rgb(101, 155, 162), in HSL hsl(186.89, 24.7%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.441% 0.05791 206.176).

What colors go well with #659ba2?

The complementary color of #659ba2 is #b1837e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a9c8f and #6e96b0. The triadic partners are #a485a4 and #a08e68.

Is white or black text more readable on #659ba2?

Black text reads better on #659ba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #659ba2 a warm or cool color?

#659ba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 206 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.058.