#2e7e9f

Color #2e7e9f

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e7e9f

RGB

rgb(46, 126, 159)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 55.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 71.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 20.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(49.5, -13.08, -24.7)

LCH

lch(49.5, 27.95, 242.1)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0915, 229.21)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 18%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f4f2e

Analogous

#2e9f87

#2e7e9f

#2e469f

Triadic

#2e7e9f

#9f2e7e

#7e9f2e

Split-complementary

#2e7e9f

#9f2e46

#9f872e

Tetradic

#2e7e9f

#4f2e9f

#9f4f2e

#7e9f2e

Square

#2e7e9f

#872e9f

#9f4f2e

#469f2e

Shades

Color #2e7e9f mixed toward black.

#266984

#1f546a

#173f4f

#0f2a35

#08151a

Tints

Color #2e7e9f mixed toward white.

#3a9dc6

#61b1d1

#89c4dd

#b0d8e8

#d8ebf4

Tones

Color #2e7e9f mixed toward gray.

#377a96

#41768c

#4a7283

#546e79

#5d6a70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c98 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#575196 · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#369291 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e7e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e7e9f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e7e9f (#2e7e9f) is rgb(46, 126, 159) in RGB.

No, #2e7e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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