#2f505f

Color #2f505f

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f505f

RGB

rgb(47, 80, 95)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 33.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 50.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(32.19, -7.45, -12.51)

LCH

lch(32.19, 14.56, 239.23)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0461, 228.7)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 18.4%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f3e2f

Analogous

#2f5f56

#2f505f

#2f385f

Triadic

#2f505f

#5f2f50

#505f2f

Split-complementary

#2f505f

#5f2f38

#5f562f

Tetradic

#2f505f

#3e2f5f

#5f3e2f

#505f2f

Square

#2f505f

#562f5f

#5f3e2f

#385f2f

Shades

Color #2f505f mixed toward black.

#27434f

#1f353f

#17282f

#101b20

#080d10

Tints

Color #2f505f mixed toward white.

#437288

#5b94ae

#84afc2

#adc9d6

#d6e4eb

Tones

Color #2f505f mixed toward gray.

#334e5b

#374d57

#3b4b53

#3f4a4f

#43484b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40405c · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#3e3b5b · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#315958 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f505f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f505f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2f505f (#2f505f) is rgb(47, 80, 95) in RGB.

No, #2f505f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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