#2f5a6e

Color #2f5a6e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.32 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5a6e

RGB

rgb(47, 90, 110)

HSL

hsl(199, 40.1%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 57.3%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.3%, 18.2%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(36.06, -8.61, -15.97)

LCH

lch(36.06, 18.14, 241.67)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0579, 230.04)

HWB

hwb(199, 18.4%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e432f

Analogous

#2f6e62

#2f5a6e

#2f3b6e

Triadic

#2f5a6e

#6e2f5a

#5a6e2f

Split-complementary

#2f5a6e

#6e2f3b

#6e622f

Tetradic

#2f5a6e

#432f6e

#6e432f

#5a6e2f

Square

#2f5a6e

#622f6e

#6e432f

#3b6e2f

Shades

Color #2f5a6e mixed toward black.

#274b5c

#1f3c49

#182d37

#101e25

#080f12

Tints

Color #2f5a6e mixed toward white.

#417c97

#5a9bb9

#83b4ca

#adcddc

#d6e6ed

Tones

Color #2f5a6e mixed toward gray.

#345869

#3a5664

#3f545e

#445259

#495054

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.81:1

White text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46466a · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#434068 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#326665 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5a6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5a6e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2f5a6e (#2f5a6e) is rgb(47, 90, 110) in RGB.

No, #2f5a6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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