#2a657c

Color #2a657c

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a657c

RGB

rgb(42, 101, 124)

HSL

hsl(196.8, 49.4%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.8, 66.1%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(40, -11.45, -18.53)

LCH

lch(40, 21.78, 238.29)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0709, 226.83)

HWB

hwb(196.8, 16.5%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c412a

Analogous

#2a7c6a

#2a657c

#2a3c7c

Triadic

#2a657c

#7c2a65

#657c2a

Split-complementary

#2a657c

#7c2a3c

#7c6a2a

Tetradic

#2a657c

#412a7c

#7c412a

#657c2a

Square

#2a657c

#6a2a7c

#7c412a

#3c7c2a

Shades

Color #2a657c mixed toward black.

#235467

#1c4353

#15323e

#0e2229

#071115

Tints

Color #2a657c mixed toward white.

#3888a7

#54a5c5

#7ebcd3

#a9d2e2

#d4e9f0

Tones

Color #2a657c mixed toward gray.

#316275

#385f6e

#3e5c67

#455961

#4c565a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b77 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#474276 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#2f7372 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a657c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a657c]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2a657c (#2a657c) is rgb(42, 101, 124) in RGB.

No, #2a657c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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