#2c9eb2

Color #2c9eb2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.83 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c9eb2

RGB

rgb(44, 158, 178)

HSL

hsl(189, 60.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189, 75.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(60.07, -24.19, -19.38)

LCH

lch(60.07, 31, 218.7)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1014, 212.19)

HWB

hwb(189, 17.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2402c

Analogous

#2cb283

#2c9eb2

#2c5bb2

Triadic

#2c9eb2

#b22c9e

#9eb22c

Split-complementary

#2c9eb2

#b22c5b

#b2832c

Tetradic

#2c9eb2

#402cb2

#b2402c

#9eb22c

Square

#2c9eb2

#832cb2

#b2402c

#5bb22c

Shades

Color #2c9eb2 mixed toward black.

#258494

#1d6977

#164f59

#0f353b

#071a1e

Tints

Color #2c9eb2 mixed toward white.

#3ebacf

#65c8d9

#8bd5e2

#b2e3ec

#d8f1f5

Tones

Color #2c9eb2 mixed toward gray.

#3796a7

#428e9c

#4d8690

#597f85

#64777a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071ad · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#6a61ac · ΔE 31

Tritanopia

#39aaa9 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c9eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c9eb2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#2c9eb2 (#2c9eb2) is rgb(44, 158, 178) in RGB.

No, #2c9eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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