#2fa5ce

Color #2fa5ce

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2fa5ce

RGB

rgb(47, 165, 206)

HSL

hsl(195.5, 62.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.5, 77.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(63.32, -18.29, -30.08)

LCH

lch(63.32, 35.2, 238.7)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1166, 226.39)

HWB

hwb(195.5, 18.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce582f

Analogous

#2fcea8

#2fa5ce

#2f55ce

Triadic

#2fa5ce

#ce2fa5

#a5ce2f

Split-complementary

#2fa5ce

#ce2f55

#cea82f

Tetradic

#2fa5ce

#582fce

#ce582f

#a5ce2f

Square

#2fa5ce

#a82fce

#ce582f

#55ce2f

Shades

Color #2fa5ce mixed toward black.

#2789ac

#1f6e89

#185267

#103745

#081b22

Tints

Color #2fa5ce mixed toward white.

#51b4d7

#74c3df

#96d2e7

#b9e1ef

#dcf0f7

Tones

Color #2fa5ce mixed toward gray.

#3c9ec1

#4a98b3

#5792a6

#648b99

#71858c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576c5 · ΔE 24.6

Deuteranopia

#6f66c3 · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#3cbebc · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2fa5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2fa5ce]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2fa5ce (#2fa5ce) is rgb(47, 165, 206) in RGB.

No, #2fa5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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