#2e6c8a

Color #2e6c8a

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.87 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e6c8a

RGB

rgb(46, 108, 138)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 50%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 66.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.97, -9.98, -22.39)

LCH

lch(42.97, 24.51, 245.98)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0791, 232.39)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 18%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a4c2e

Analogous

#2e8a7a

#2e6c8a

#2e3e8a

Triadic

#2e6c8a

#8a2e6c

#6c8a2e

Split-complementary

#2e6c8a

#8a2e3e

#8a7a2e

Tetradic

#2e6c8a

#4c2e8a

#8a4c2e

#6c8a2e

Square

#2e6c8a

#7a2e8a

#8a4c2e

#3e8a2e

Shades

Color #2e6c8a mixed toward black.

#265a73

#1f485c

#173645

#0f242e

#081217

Tints

Color #2e6c8a mixed toward white.

#3c8cb3

#5ca5c9

#85bcd6

#aed2e4

#d6e9f1

Tones

Color #2e6c8a mixed toward gray.

#366982

#3d677b

#456473

#4d616b

#545f64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505184 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#4d4882 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#337e7d · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 16.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e6c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e6c8a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e6c8a (#2e6c8a) is rgb(46, 108, 138) in RGB.

No, #2e6c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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