#2c5259

Color #2c5259

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 4.75 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5259

RGB

rgb(44, 82, 89)

HSL

hsl(189.3, 33.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.3, 50.6%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(32.46, -11.37, -8.3)

LCH

lch(32.46, 14.08, 216.13)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.0448, 210.74)

HWB

hwb(189.3, 17.3%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59332c

Analogous

#2c594a

#2c5259

#2c3c59

Triadic

#2c5259

#592c52

#52592c

Split-complementary

#2c5259

#592c3c

#594a2c

Tetradic

#2c5259

#332c59

#59332c

#52592c

Square

#2c5259

#4a2c59

#59332c

#3c592c

Shades

Color #2c5259 mixed toward black.

#25444a

#1d373b

#16292d

#0f1b1e

#070e0f

Tints

Color #2c5259 mixed toward white.

#417983

#579fac

#81b7c1

#abcfd5

#d5e7ea

Tones

Color #2c5259 mixed toward gray.

#304f55

#344d52

#374a4e

#3b484a

#3f4546

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.46:1

White text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404057 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#3d3a57 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#2f5656 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5259]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2c5259 (#2c5259) is rgb(44, 82, 89) in RGB.

No, #2c5259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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