#2f8db0

Color #2f8db0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2f8db0

RGB

rgb(47, 141, 176)

HSL

hsl(196.3, 57.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.3, 73.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(54.85, -15.47, -26.25)

LCH

lch(54.85, 30.47, 239.49)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1003, 227.18)

HWB

hwb(196.3, 18.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0522f

Analogous

#2fb092

#2f8db0

#2f4cb0

Triadic

#2f8db0

#b02f8d

#8db02f

Split-complementary

#2f8db0

#b02f4c

#b0922f

Tetradic

#2f8db0

#522fb0

#b0522f

#8db02f

Square

#2f8db0

#922fb0

#b0522f

#4cb02f

Shades

Color #2f8db0 mixed toward black.

#277593

#1f5e75

#184658

#102f3b

#08171d

Tints

Color #2f8db0 mixed toward white.

#42a7cd

#68b9d7

#8ecae1

#b3dceb

#d9edf5

Tones

Color #2f8db0 mixed toward gray.

#3a88a5

#44839a

#4f7e90

#5a7985

#65747a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6566a8 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#6059a6 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#39a2a1 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f8db0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f8db0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2f8db0 (#2f8db0) is rgb(47, 141, 176) in RGB.

No, #2f8db0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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