#2b8c95

Color #2b8c95

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b8c95

RGB

rgb(43, 140, 149)

HSL

hsl(185.1, 55.2%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.1, 71.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 6%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(53.43, -24.34, -12.9)

LCH

lch(53.43, 27.55, 207.92)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0878, 204.06)

HWB

hwb(185.1, 16.9%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95342b

Analogous

#2b9569

#2b8c95

#2b5795

Triadic

#2b8c95

#952b8c

#8c952b

Split-complementary

#2b8c95

#952b57

#95692b

Tetradic

#2b8c95

#342b95

#95342b

#8c952b

Square

#2b8c95

#692b95

#95342b

#57952b

Shades

Color #2b8c95 mixed toward black.

#24757c

#1d5d63

#15464a

#0e2f32

#071719

Tints

Color #2b8c95 mixed toward white.

#37b2be

#5ac6cf

#84d4db

#ade2e7

#d6f1f3

Tones

Color #2b8c95 mixed toward gray.

#34848c

#3d7d83

#45767a

#4e6f72

#576769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646593 · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#5f5792 · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#359191 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b8c95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b8c95]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2b8c95 (#2b8c95) is rgb(43, 140, 149) in RGB.

No, #2b8c95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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