#2a5567

Color #2a5567

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5567

RGB

rgb(42, 85, 103)

HSL

hsl(197.7, 42.1%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.7, 59.2%, 40.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 59.6%)

LAB

lab(33.92, -9.12, -14.92)

LCH

lch(33.92, 17.49, 238.56)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0562, 227.6)

HWB

hwb(197.7, 16.5%, 59.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#673c2a

Analogous

#2a675a

#2a5567

#2a3667

Triadic

#2a5567

#672a55

#55672a

Split-complementary

#2a5567

#672a36

#675a2a

Tetradic

#2a5567

#3c2a67

#673c2a

#55672a

Square

#2a5567

#5a2a67

#673c2a

#36672a

Shades

Color #2a5567 mixed toward black.

#234756

#1c3945

#152a33

#0e1c22

#070e11

Tints

Color #2a5567 mixed toward white.

#3c7992

#529ab9

#7db3ca

#a9cddc

#d4e6ed

Tones

Color #2a5567 mixed toward gray.

#2f5362

#34515d

#394f58

#3e4d53

#434b4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414163 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#3e3b62 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#2d605f · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5567;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5567]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a5567 (#2a5567) is rgb(42, 85, 103) in RGB.

No, #2a5567 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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