#2b5b60

Color #2b5b60

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5b60

RGB

rgb(43, 91, 96)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 38.1%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 55.2%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(35.67, -14.68, -7.88)

LCH

lch(35.67, 16.66, 208.23)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0526, 204.37)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 16.9%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#60302b

Analogous

#2b604b

#2b5b60

#2b4160

Triadic

#2b5b60

#602b5b

#5b602b

Split-complementary

#2b5b60

#602b41

#604b2b

Tetradic

#2b5b60

#302b60

#60302b

#5b602b

Square

#2b5b60

#4b2b60

#60302b

#41602b

Shades

Color #2b5b60 mixed toward black.

#244c50

#1d3d40

#162e30

#0e1e20

#070f10

Tints

Color #2b5b60 mixed toward white.

#3e848b

#54aab2

#7fbfc6

#aad4d9

#d4eaec

Tones

Color #2b5b60 mixed toward gray.

#30585c

#345457

#385053

#3d4d4e

#41494a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45455f · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#423e5f · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#2f5e5e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5b60;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5b60]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2b5b60 (#2b5b60) is rgb(43, 91, 96) in RGB.

No, #2b5b60 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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