#2a5252

Color #2a5252

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 2.58 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5252

RGB

rgb(42, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(180, 32.3%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 48.8%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.8%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(32.11, -14.06, -4.39)

LCH

lch(32.11, 14.73, 197.34)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0452, 195.51)

HWB

hwb(180, 16.5%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#522a2a

Analogous

#2a523e

#2a5252

#2a3e52

Triadic

#2a5252

#522a52

#52522a

Split-complementary

#2a5252

#522a3e

#523e2a

Tetradic

#2a5252

#2a2a52

#522a2a

#52522a

Square

#2a5252

#3e2a52

#522a2a

#3e522a

Shades

Color #2a5252 mixed toward black.

#234444

#1c3737

#152929

#0e1b1b

#070e0e

Tints

Color #2a5252 mixed toward white.

#407d7d

#56a7a7

#7fbebe

#aad3d3

#d4e9e9

Tones

Color #2a5252 mixed toward gray.

#2d4f4f

#314b4b

#344848

#374545

#3b4141

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f52 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#3d3952 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#2d5252 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5252]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2a5252 (#2a5252) is rgb(42, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #2a5252 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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