#2a4a53

Color #2a4a53

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4a53

RGB

rgb(42, 74, 83)

HSL

hsl(193.2, 32.8%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.2, 49.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(29.45, -8.99, -9.02)

LCH

lch(29.45, 12.74, 225.1)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0406, 217.8)

HWB

hwb(193.2, 16.5%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53332a

Analogous

#2a5347

#2a4a53

#2a3553

Triadic

#2a4a53

#532a4a

#4a532a

Split-complementary

#2a4a53

#532a35

#53472a

Tetradic

#2a4a53

#332a53

#53332a

#4a532a

Square

#2a4a53

#472a53

#53332a

#35532a

Shades

Color #2a4a53 mixed toward black.

#233e45

#1c3137

#152529

#0e191c

#070c0e

Tints

Color #2a4a53 mixed toward white.

#40707e

#5596a8

#7fb0be

#aacbd4

#d4e5e9

Tones

Color #2a4a53 mixed toward gray.

#2d4850

#31464c

#344449

#384245

#3b4042

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b51 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#383650 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#2c4f4f · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4a53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4a53]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a4a53 (#2a4a53) is rgb(42, 74, 83) in RGB.

No, #2a4a53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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