#2b686e

Color #2b686e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b686e

RGB

rgb(43, 104, 110)

HSL

hsl(185.4, 43.8%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.4, 60.9%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(40.47, -17.57, -9.29)

LCH

lch(40.47, 19.87, 207.87)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.063, 204.08)

HWB

hwb(185.4, 16.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e312b

Analogous

#2b6e53

#2b686e

#2b466e

Triadic

#2b686e

#6e2b68

#686e2b

Split-complementary

#2b686e

#6e2b46

#6e532b

Tetradic

#2b686e

#312b6e

#6e312b

#686e2b

Square

#2b686e

#532b6e

#6e312b

#466e2b

Shades

Color #2b686e mixed toward black.

#24575c

#1d4549

#153437

#0e2325

#071112

Tints

Color #2b686e mixed toward white.

#3c9099

#54b3bc

#7fc6cd

#a9d9de

#d4ecee

Tones

Color #2b686e mixed toward gray.

#316368

#365f63

#3c5a5d

#415658

#475152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d6d · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#49446c · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#306b6b · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b686e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b686e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2b686e (#2b686e) is rgb(43, 104, 110) in RGB.

No, #2b686e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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