#2e555e

Color #2e555e

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2e555e

RGB

rgb(46, 85, 94)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 34.3%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 51.1%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(33.74, -11.05, -9.52)

LCH

lch(33.74, 14.59, 220.75)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0466, 214.24)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 18%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e372e

Analogous

#2e5e4f

#2e555e

#2e3d5e

Triadic

#2e555e

#5e2e55

#555e2e

Split-complementary

#2e555e

#5e2e3d

#5e4f2e

Tetradic

#2e555e

#372e5e

#5e372e

#555e2e

Square

#2e555e

#4f2e5e

#5e372e

#3d5e2e

Shades

Color #2e555e mixed toward black.

#26474e

#1f393f

#172b2f

#0f1c1f

#080e10

Tints

Color #2e555e mixed toward white.

#427b88

#599eae

#83b6c2

#accfd7

#d6e7eb

Tones

Color #2e555e mixed toward gray.

#32535a

#365056

#3a4e52

#3e4b4e

#42494a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.58:1

White text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42435c · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#403d5b · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#315a5a · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e555e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e555e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2e555e (#2e555e) is rgb(46, 85, 94) in RGB.

No, #2e555e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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