#2e555b

Color #2e555b

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e555b

RGB

rgb(46, 85, 91)

HSL

hsl(188, 32.8%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188, 49.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.5%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.63, -11.98, -7.79)

LCH

lch(33.63, 14.29, 213.03)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0453, 208.32)

HWB

hwb(188, 18%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b342e

Analogous

#2e5b4b

#2e555b

#2e3f5b

Triadic

#2e555b

#5b2e55

#555b2e

Split-complementary

#2e555b

#5b2e3f

#5b4b2e

Tetradic

#2e555b

#342e5b

#5b342e

#555b2e

Square

#2e555b

#4b2e5b

#5b342e

#3f5b2e

Shades

Color #2e555b mixed toward black.

#26474c

#1f393d

#172b2e

#0f1c1e

#080e0f

Tints

Color #2e555b mixed toward white.

#437c84

#5aa1ab

#83b8c0

#acd0d5

#d6e7ea

Tones

Color #2e555b mixed toward gray.

#325257

#365054

#394d50

#3d4a4c

#414748

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42435a · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#403d59 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#315858 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e555b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e555b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#2e555b (#2e555b) is rgb(46, 85, 91) in RGB.

No, #2e555b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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