#257E8E Color

#257E8E is rgb(37, 126, 142) in RGB and hsl(189, 59%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#257E8E

HEX#257E8E

RGBrgb(37, 126, 142)

HSLhsl(189, 59%, 35%)

HSVhsv(189, 74%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.084 212.3)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 11%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #257E8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #257E8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#257E8E Complementary#8E3425 Analogous#258E69 Analogous#25498E Triadic#8E257E Triadic#7E8E25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #257E8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2E9FB2 #40B9CE #65C6D7 #89D4E1 #AEE1EA #D2EFF3

Shades

#20707E #1B5E69 #174F59 #123D45 #0E2F35 #081D20

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