#2fb5e2

Color #2fb5e2

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2fb5e2

RGB

rgb(47, 181, 226)

HSL

hsl(195.1, 75.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.1, 79.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(68.85, -20.03, -32.53)

LCH

lch(68.85, 38.2, 238.38)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1269, 226.09)

HWB

hwb(195.1, 18.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e25c2f

Analogous

#2fe2b5

#2fb5e2

#2f5be2

Triadic

#2fb5e2

#e22fb5

#b5e22f

Split-complementary

#2fb5e2

#e22f5b

#e2b52f

Tetradic

#2fb5e2

#5c2fe2

#e25c2f

#b5e22f

Square

#2fb5e2

#b52fe2

#e25c2f

#5be22f

Shades

Color #2fb5e2 mixed toward black.

#1c9cc8

#167da0

#115e78

#0b3f50

#061f28

Tints

Color #2fb5e2 mixed toward white.

#52c1e7

#74ceec

#97daf0

#bae6f5

#dcf3fa

Tones

Color #2fb5e2 mixed toward gray.

#3eadd3

#4da6c4

#5c9fb5

#6b97a6

#7a9097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081d8 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#796fd6 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#3fd0ce · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2fb5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2fb5e2]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2fb5e2 (#2fb5e2) is rgb(47, 181, 226) in RGB.

No, #2fb5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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