#2a9fb3

Color #2a9fb3

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a9fb3

RGB

rgb(42, 159, 179)

HSL

hsl(188.8, 62%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.8, 76.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 11.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(60.37, -24.61, -19.49)

LCH

lch(60.37, 31.39, 218.38)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1026, 211.94)

HWB

hwb(188.8, 16.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b33e2a

Analogous

#2ab382

#2a9fb3

#2a5ab3

Triadic

#2a9fb3

#b32a9f

#9fb32a

Split-complementary

#2a9fb3

#b32a5a

#b3822a

Tetradic

#2a9fb3

#3e2ab3

#b33e2a

#9fb32a

Square

#2a9fb3

#822ab3

#b33e2a

#5ab32a

Shades

Color #2a9fb3 mixed toward black.

#238495

#1c6a77

#154f59

#0e353c

#071a1e

Tints

Color #2a9fb3 mixed toward white.

#3cbbd1

#63c9da

#8ad6e4

#b1e4ed

#d8f1f6

Tones

Color #2a9fb3 mixed toward gray.

#3597a7

#418f9c

#4c8791

#587f85

#63767a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071ae · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#6a61ad · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#38abaa · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a9fb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a9fb3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#2a9fb3 (#2a9fb3) is rgb(42, 159, 179) in RGB.

No, #2a9fb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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