#2e98a4

Color #2e98a4

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 9.7 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e98a4

RGB

rgb(46, 152, 164)

HSL

hsl(186.1, 56.2%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.1, 72%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(72%, 7.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(57.77, -25.33, -14.94)

LCH

lch(57.77, 29.41, 210.53)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0944, 206.08)

HWB

hwb(186.1, 18%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a43a2e

Analogous

#2ea475

#2e98a4

#2e5da4

Triadic

#2e98a4

#a42e98

#98a42e

Split-complementary

#2e98a4

#a42e5d

#a4752e

Tetradic

#2e98a4

#3a2ea4

#a43a2e

#98a42e

Square

#2e98a4

#752ea4

#a43a2e

#5da42e

Shades

Color #2e98a4 mixed toward black.

#267f89

#1f656d

#174c52

#0f3337

#08191b

Tints

Color #2e98a4 mixed toward white.

#3cbac8

#63c8d3

#8ad6de

#b1e3e9

#d8f1f4

Tones

Color #2e98a4 mixed toward gray.

#38909a

#428890

#4c8187

#55797d

#5f7173

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6da1 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#675fa1 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#3a9f9e · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e98a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e98a4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e98a4 (#2e98a4) is rgb(46, 152, 164) in RGB.

No, #2e98a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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