#2a4856

Color #2a4856

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4856

RGB

rgb(42, 72, 86)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 34.4%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 51.2%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(28.9, -6.79, -11.79)

LCH

lch(28.9, 13.61, 240.06)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.043, 229.34)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 16.5%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56382a

Analogous

#2a564e

#2a4856

#2a3256

Triadic

#2a4856

#562a48

#48562a

Split-complementary

#2a4856

#562a32

#564e2a

Tetradic

#2a4856

#382a56

#56382a

#48562a

Square

#2a4856

#4e2a56

#56382a

#32562a

Shades

Color #2a4856 mixed toward black.

#233c48

#1c3039

#15242b

#0e181d

#070c0e

Tints

Color #2a4856 mixed toward white.

#3f6c81

#5490ab

#7fabc0

#a9c7d5

#d4e3ea

Tones

Color #2a4856 mixed toward gray.

#2e4752

#31454f

#35444b

#394347

#3c4144

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393953 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#373552 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#2c5050 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4856]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a4856 (#2a4856) is rgb(42, 72, 86) in RGB.

No, #2a4856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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