#2a6e72

Color #2a6e72

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6e72

RGB

rgb(42, 110, 114)

HSL

hsl(183.3, 46.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.3, 63.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(42.55, -19.78, -8.6)

LCH

lch(42.55, 21.57, 203.5)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0677, 200.58)

HWB

hwb(183.3, 16.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#722e2a

Analogous

#2a7252

#2a6e72

#2a4a72

Triadic

#2a6e72

#722a6e

#6e722a

Split-complementary

#2a6e72

#722a4a

#72522a

Tetradic

#2a6e72

#2e2a72

#722e2a

#6e722a

Square

#2a6e72

#522a72

#722e2a

#4a722a

Shades

Color #2a6e72 mixed toward black.

#235c5f

#1c494c

#153739

#0e2526

#071213

Tints

Color #2a6e72 mixed toward white.

#3a989d

#53bac0

#7ecbcf

#a9dcdf

#d4eeef

Tones

Color #2a6e72 mixed toward gray.

#30696c

#366366

#3c5e60

#42595a

#485354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.57:1

White text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505171 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4771 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#307070 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6e72]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#2a6e72 (#2a6e72) is rgb(42, 110, 114) in RGB.

No, #2a6e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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