#2e6d8a

Color #2e6d8a

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.24 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e6d8a

RGB

rgb(46, 109, 138)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 50%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 66.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.29, -10.56, -21.9)

LCH

lch(43.29, 24.31, 244.26)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0787, 231.14)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 18%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a4b2e

Analogous

#2e8a79

#2e6d8a

#2e3f8a

Triadic

#2e6d8a

#8a2e6d

#6d8a2e

Split-complementary

#2e6d8a

#8a2e3f

#8a792e

Tetradic

#2e6d8a

#4b2e8a

#8a4b2e

#6d8a2e

Square

#2e6d8a

#792e8a

#8a4b2e

#3f8a2e

Shades

Color #2e6d8a mixed toward black.

#265b73

#1f495c

#173745

#0f242e

#081217

Tints

Color #2e6d8a mixed toward white.

#3c8db3

#5ca6c9

#85bdd6

#aed3e4

#d6e9f1

Tones

Color #2e6d8a mixed toward gray.

#366a82

#3d677b

#456573

#4d626b

#545f64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515184 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#4d4882 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#337e7d · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e6d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e6d8a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e6d8a (#2e6d8a) is rgb(46, 109, 138) in RGB.

No, #2e6d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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