#2e97a2

Color #2e97a2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e97a2

RGB

rgb(46, 151, 162)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 55.8%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 71.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(57.39, -25.45, -14.38)

LCH

lch(57.39, 29.23, 209.47)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0935, 205.25)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 18%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2392e

Analogous

#2ea273

#2e97a2

#2e5da2

Triadic

#2e97a2

#a22e97

#97a22e

Split-complementary

#2e97a2

#a22e5d

#a2732e

Tetradic

#2e97a2

#392ea2

#a2392e

#97a22e

Square

#2e97a2

#732ea2

#a2392e

#5da22e

Shades

Color #2e97a2 mixed toward black.

#267e87

#1f656c

#174c51

#0f3236

#08191b

Tints

Color #2e97a2 mixed toward white.

#3bbac7

#62c8d3

#89d6de

#b1e3e9

#d8f1f4

Tones

Color #2e97a2 mixed toward gray.

#388f98

#41878f

#4b8085

#55787b

#5e7072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6d9f · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#665e9f · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#399d9d · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e97a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e97a2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e97a2 (#2e97a2) is rgb(46, 151, 162) in RGB.

No, #2e97a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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