#2e5e56

Color #2e5e56

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5e56

RGB

rgb(46, 94, 86)

HSL

hsl(170, 34.3%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 51.1%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 0%, 8.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.48, -18.53, -0.45)

LCH

lch(36.48, 18.54, 181.39)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0543, 181.58)

HWB

hwb(170, 18%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e2e36

Analogous

#2e5e3e

#2e5e56

#2e4e5e

Triadic

#2e5e56

#562e5e

#5e562e

Split-complementary

#2e5e56

#5e2e4e

#5e3e2e

Tetradic

#2e5e56

#2e365e

#5e2e36

#5e562e

Square

#2e5e56

#3e2e5e

#5e2e36

#4e5e2e

Shades

Color #2e5e56 mixed toward black.

#264e48

#1f3f39

#172f2b

#0f1f1d

#08100e

Tints

Color #2e5e56 mixed toward white.

#42887c

#59aea0

#83c2b8

#acd7cf

#d6ebe7

Tones

Color #2e5e56 mixed toward gray.

#325a53

#365651

#3a524e

#3e4e4b

#424a49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484858 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#454158 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#325a5a · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5e56]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e5e56 (#2e5e56) is rgb(46, 94, 86) in RGB.

No, #2e5e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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