#2a596f

Color #2a596f

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a596f

RGB

rgb(42, 89, 111)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 45.1%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 62.2%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.2%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(35.57, -8.81, -17.38)

LCH

lch(35.57, 19.49, 243.12)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.0626, 230.77)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 16.5%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f402a

Analogous

#2a6f62

#2a596f

#2a376f

Triadic

#2a596f

#6f2a59

#596f2a

Split-complementary

#2a596f

#6f2a37

#6f622a

Tetradic

#2a596f

#402a6f

#6f402a

#596f2a

Square

#2a596f

#622a6f

#6f402a

#376f2a

Shades

Color #2a596f mixed toward black.

#234a5d

#1c3b4a

#152d38

#0e1e25

#070f13

Tints

Color #2a596f mixed toward white.

#3a7c9a

#529bbe

#7db4ce

#a9cdde

#d4e6ef

Tones

Color #2a596f mixed toward gray.

#305769

#355564

#3b535e

#415158

#474f52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43446a · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#403d69 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#2e6665 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a596f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a596f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a596f (#2a596f) is rgb(42, 89, 111) in RGB.

No, #2a596f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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