#2a6371

Color #2a6371

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6371

RGB

rgb(42, 99, 113)

HSL

hsl(191.8, 45.8%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.8, 62.8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.8%, 12.4%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(38.91, -14, -13.49)

LCH

lch(38.91, 19.44, 223.94)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0631, 216.43)

HWB

hwb(191.8, 16.5%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71382a

Analogous

#2a715b

#2a6371

#2a4071

Triadic

#2a6371

#712a63

#63712a

Split-complementary

#2a6371

#712a40

#715b2a

Tetradic

#2a6371

#382a71

#71382a

#63712a

Square

#2a6371

#5b2a71

#71382a

#40712a

Shades

Color #2a6371 mixed toward black.

#23535e

#1c424b

#153239

#0e2126

#071113

Tints

Color #2a6371 mixed toward white.

#3a899c

#52aabf

#7ebfcf

#a9d4df

#d4eaef

Tones

Color #2a6371 mixed toward gray.

#305f6b

#365c65

#3c585f

#425559

#485153

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494a6e · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#46416d · ΔE 23.5

Tritanopia

#2f6b6b · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6371;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6371]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2a6371 (#2a6371) is rgb(42, 99, 113) in RGB.

No, #2a6371 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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