#2b5555

Color #2b5555

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.62 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5555

RGB

rgb(43, 85, 85)

HSL

hsl(180, 32.8%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 49.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 0%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.28, -14.61, -4.55)

LCH

lch(33.28, 15.3, 197.3)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.047, 195.54)

HWB

hwb(180, 16.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#552b2b

Analogous

#2b5540

#2b5555

#2b4055

Triadic

#2b5555

#552b55

#55552b

Split-complementary

#2b5555

#552b40

#55402b

Tetradic

#2b5555

#2b2b55

#552b2b

#55552b

Square

#2b5555

#402b55

#552b2b

#40552b

Shades

Color #2b5555 mixed toward black.

#244747

#1d3939

#162a2a

#0e1c1c

#070e0e

Tints

Color #2b5555 mixed toward white.

#407f7f

#56a9a9

#80bfbf

#aad4d4

#d5eaea

Tones

Color #2b5555 mixed toward gray.

#2f5151

#324e4e

#364b4b

#394747

#3d4444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414155 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#3f3b55 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#2e5555 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5555;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5555]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2b5555 (#2b5555) is rgb(43, 85, 85) in RGB.

No, #2b5555 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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