#2a9bb7

Color #2a9bb7

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 16.15 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a9bb7

RGB

rgb(42, 155, 183)

HSL

hsl(191.9, 62.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.9, 77%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(77%, 15.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(59.3, -21.24, -23.39)

LCH

lch(59.3, 31.59, 227.76)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1046, 218.71)

HWB

hwb(191.9, 16.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7462a

Analogous

#2ab78c

#2a9bb7

#2a54b7

Triadic

#2a9bb7

#b72a9b

#9bb72a

Split-complementary

#2a9bb7

#b72a54

#b78c2a

Tetradic

#2a9bb7

#462ab7

#b7462a

#9bb72a

Square

#2a9bb7

#8c2ab7

#b7462a

#54b72a

Shades

Color #2a9bb7 mixed toward black.

#238198

#1c677a

#154d5b

#0e343d

#071a1e

Tints

Color #2a9bb7 mixed toward white.

#3eb5d3

#64c4dc

#8bd3e4

#b2e1ed

#d8f0f6

Tones

Color #2a9bb7 mixed toward gray.

#3694ab

#418d9f

#4d8694

#597f88

#65787c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fb1 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#685faf · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#37acaa · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a9bb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a9bb7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2a9bb7 (#2a9bb7) is rgb(42, 155, 183) in RGB.

No, #2a9bb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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