#2a5040

Color #2a5040

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-900 #004f3b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5040

RGB

rgb(42, 80, 64)

HSL

hsl(154.7, 31.1%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(154.7, 47.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 20%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(30.88, -17.9, 5.26)

LCH

lch(30.88, 18.66, 163.62)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0518, 164.89)

HWB

hwb(154.7, 16.5%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#502a3a

Analogous

#2a502d

#2a5040

#2a4d50

Triadic

#2a5040

#402a50

#50402a

Split-complementary

#2a5040

#502a4d

#502d2a

Tetradic

#2a5040

#2a3a50

#502a3a

#50402a

Square

#2a5040

#2d2a50

#502a3a

#4d502a

Shades

Color #2a5040 mixed toward black.

#234335

#1c352b

#152820

#0e1b15

#070d0b

Tints

Color #2a5040 mixed toward white.

#407a62

#57a584

#80bca3

#aad2c1

#d5e9e0

Tones

Color #2a5040 mixed toward gray.

#2d4d3f

#304a3f

#33463e

#37433e

#3a403d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e44 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#3c3945 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#2d4748 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5040]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#2a5040 (#2a5040) is rgb(42, 80, 64) in RGB.

No, #2a5040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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