#285c56

Color #285c56

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 8.65 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#285c56

RGB

rgb(40, 92, 86)

HSL

hsl(173.1, 39.4%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.1, 56.5%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(35.55, -18.99, -1.83)

LCH

lch(35.55, 19.08, 185.5)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0565, 185.28)

HWB

hwb(173.1, 15.7%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c282e

Analogous

#285c3c

#285c56

#28485c

Triadic

#285c56

#56285c

#5c5628

Split-complementary

#285c56

#5c2848

#5c3c28

Tetradic

#285c56

#282e5c

#5c282e

#5c5628

Square

#285c56

#3c285c

#5c282e

#485c28

Shades

Color #285c56 mixed toward black.

#214d48

#1b3d39

#142e2b

#0d1f1d

#070f0e

Tints

Color #285c56 mixed toward white.

#3b887f

#4fb3a7

#7bc6bd

#a7d9d3

#d3ece9

Tones

Color #285c56 mixed toward gray.

#2c5853

#31534f

#354f4c

#394b49

#3e4645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444557 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#413d58 · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#2c5959 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #285c56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#285c56]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#285c56 (#285c56) is rgb(40, 92, 86) in RGB.

No, #285c56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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