#2e8f89

Color #2e8f89

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e8f89

RGB

rgb(46, 143, 137)

HSL

hsl(176.3, 51.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.3, 67.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 4.2%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.06, -29.03, -5.01)

LCH

lch(54.06, 29.46, 189.79)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0885, 189.16)

HWB

hwb(176.3, 18%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f2e34

Analogous

#2e8f59

#2e8f89

#2e658f

Triadic

#2e8f89

#892e8f

#8f892e

Split-complementary

#2e8f89

#8f2e65

#8f592e

Tetradic

#2e8f89

#2e348f

#8f2e34

#8f892e

Square

#2e8f89

#592e8f

#8f2e34

#658f2e

Shades

Color #2e8f89 mixed toward black.

#267772

#1f5f5b

#174845

#0f302e

#081817

Tints

Color #2e8f89 mixed toward white.

#3bb8b0

#5dcbc4

#86d8d3

#aee5e2

#d7f2f0

Tones

Color #2e8f89 mixed toward gray.

#368782

#3e7f7b

#467774

#4e6f6d

#576766

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67678a · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#615a8b · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#388c8c · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e8f89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e8f89]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e8f89 (#2e8f89) is rgb(46, 143, 137) in RGB.

No, #2e8f89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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