#2b9199

Color #2b9199

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b9199

RGB

rgb(43, 145, 153)

HSL

hsl(184.4, 56.1%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.4, 71.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(55.14, -25.64, -12.63)

LCH

lch(55.14, 28.58, 206.22)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0907, 202.78)

HWB

hwb(184.4, 16.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99332b

Analogous

#2b996a

#2b9199

#2b5a99

Triadic

#2b9199

#992b91

#91992b

Split-complementary

#2b9199

#992b5a

#996a2b

Tetradic

#2b9199

#332b99

#99332b

#91992b

Square

#2b9199

#6a2b99

#99332b

#5a992b

Shades

Color #2b9199 mixed toward black.

#24797f

#1d6166

#15484c

#0e3033

#071819

Tints

Color #2b9199 mixed toward white.

#36b8c2

#5cc8d1

#84d6dd

#ade4e8

#d6f1f4

Tones

Color #2b9199 mixed toward gray.

#348990

#3d8187

#46797d

#507274

#596a6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676897 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#625a97 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#369695 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b9199;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b9199]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2b9199 (#2b9199) is rgb(43, 145, 153) in RGB.

No, #2b9199 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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