#2a5b72

Color #2a5b72

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5b72

RGB

rgb(42, 91, 114)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 46.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 63.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(36.34, -8.98, -18.04)

LCH

lch(36.34, 20.15, 243.54)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0648, 231.01)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 16.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72412a

Analogous

#2a7265

#2a5b72

#2a3772

Triadic

#2a5b72

#722a5b

#5b722a

Split-complementary

#2a5b72

#722a37

#72652a

Tetradic

#2a5b72

#412a72

#72412a

#5b722a

Square

#2a5b72

#652a72

#72412a

#37722a

Shades

Color #2a5b72 mixed toward black.

#234c5f

#1c3d4c

#152e39

#0e1e26

#070f13

Tints

Color #2a5b72 mixed toward white.

#3a7d9d

#539dc0

#7eb5cf

#a9cedf

#d4e6ef

Tones

Color #2a5b72 mixed toward gray.

#30596c

#365766

#3c5560

#42525a

#485054

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44456d · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#423e6c · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#2e6968 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5b72]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a5b72 (#2a5b72) is rgb(42, 91, 114) in RGB.

No, #2a5b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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