#2d899e

Color #2d899e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2d899e

RGB

rgb(45, 137, 158)

HSL

hsl(191.2, 55.7%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.2, 71.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(52.86, -19.59, -18.97)

LCH

lch(52.86, 27.27, 224.08)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0895, 216.23)

HWB

hwb(191.2, 17.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e422d

Analogous

#2d9e7b

#2d899e

#2d509e

Triadic

#2d899e

#9e2d89

#899e2d

Split-complementary

#2d899e

#9e2d50

#9e7b2d

Tetradic

#2d899e

#422d9e

#9e422d

#899e2d

Square

#2d899e

#7b2d9e

#9e422d

#509e2d

Shades

Color #2d899e mixed toward black.

#257284

#1e5b69

#16444f

#0f2e35

#07171a

Tints

Color #2d899e mixed toward white.

#38abc6

#60bcd2

#87cddd

#afdee8

#d7eef4

Tones

Color #2d899e mixed toward gray.

#368395

#407d8b

#497782

#537178

#5c6b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626399 · ΔE 24.6

Deuteranopia

#5d5698 · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#369594 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d899e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d899e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2d899e (#2d899e) is rgb(45, 137, 158) in RGB.

No, #2d899e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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