#2f5151

Color #2f5151

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 0.96 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5151

RGB

rgb(47, 81, 81)

HSL

hsl(180, 26.6%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 42%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(31.99, -12.32, -3.9)

LCH

lch(31.99, 12.92, 197.57)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0397, 195.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 18.4%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#512f2f

Analogous

#2f5140

#2f5151

#2f4051

Triadic

#2f5151

#512f51

#51512f

Split-complementary

#2f5151

#512f40

#51402f

Tetradic

#2f5151

#2f2f51

#512f2f

#51512f

Square

#2f5151

#402f51

#512f2f

#40512f

Shades

Color #2f5151 mixed toward black.

#274444

#1f3636

#172929

#101b1b

#080e0e

Tints

Color #2f5151 mixed toward white.

#467979

#5ea2a2

#86b9b9

#aed0d0

#d7e8e8

Tones

Color #2f5151 mixed toward gray.

#324e4e

#354b4b

#374949

#3a4646

#3d4343

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404151 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#3e3c51 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#315151 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5151;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5151]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2f5151 (#2f5151) is rgb(47, 81, 81) in RGB.

No, #2f5151 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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