#2c8db4

Color #2c8db4

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c8db4

RGB

rgb(44, 141, 180)

HSL

hsl(197.2, 60.7%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.2, 75.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(54.95, -14.49, -28.39)

LCH

lch(54.95, 31.87, 242.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1049, 229.52)

HWB

hwb(197.2, 17.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4532c

Analogous

#2cb497

#2c8db4

#2c49b4

Triadic

#2c8db4

#b42c8d

#8db42c

Split-complementary

#2c8db4

#b42c49

#b4972c

Tetradic

#2c8db4

#532cb4

#b4532c

#8db42c

Square

#2c8db4

#972cb4

#b4532c

#49b42c

Shades

Color #2c8db4 mixed toward black.

#257596

#1d5e78

#16465a

#0f2f3c

#07171e

Tints

Color #2c8db4 mixed toward white.

#3fa7d0

#66b8da

#8ccae3

#b2dcec

#d9edf6

Tones

Color #2c8db4 mixed toward gray.

#3788a9

#43839d

#4e7e92

#597a87

#65757b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6566ac · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#5f58aa · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#36a5a3 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c8db4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c8db4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2c8db4 (#2c8db4) is rgb(44, 141, 180) in RGB.

No, #2c8db4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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