#2a6a6d

Color #2a6a6d

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6a6d

RGB

rgb(42, 106, 109)

HSL

hsl(182.7, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.7, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(41.06, -19.18, -7.8)

LCH

lch(41.06, 20.71, 202.13)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.0647, 199.5)

HWB

hwb(182.7, 16.5%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d2d2a

Analogous

#2a6d4e

#2a6a6d

#2a486d

Triadic

#2a6a6d

#6d2a6a

#6a6d2a

Split-complementary

#2a6a6d

#6d2a48

#6d4e2a

Tetradic

#2a6a6d

#2d2a6d

#6d2d2a

#6a6d2a

Square

#2a6a6d

#4e2a6d

#6d2d2a

#486d2a

Shades

Color #2a6a6d mixed toward black.

#23585b

#1c4749

#153536

#0e2324

#071212

Tints

Color #2a6a6d mixed toward white.

#3b9498

#52b8bc

#7dcacd

#a9dbde

#d4edee

Tones

Color #2a6a6d mixed toward gray.

#306567

#356062

#3b5b5c

#405657

#465151

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e6c · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#4a456c · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#306c6c · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6a6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6a6d]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#2a6a6d (#2a6a6d) is rgb(42, 106, 109) in RGB.

No, #2a6a6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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