#2a505d

Color #2a505d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.03 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a505d

RGB

rgb(42, 80, 93)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 37.8%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 54.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.8%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(31.85, -9.42, -11.77)

LCH

lch(31.85, 15.08, 231.33)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0484, 222.32)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 16.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d372a

Analogous

#2a5d51

#2a505d

#2a375d

Triadic

#2a505d

#5d2a50

#505d2a

Split-complementary

#2a505d

#5d2a37

#5d512a

Tetradic

#2a505d

#372a5d

#5d372a

#505d2a

Square

#2a505d

#512a5d

#5d372a

#375d2a

Shades

Color #2a505d mixed toward black.

#23434e

#1c353e

#15282f

#0e1b1f

#070d10

Tints

Color #2a505d mixed toward white.

#3d7588

#5399b1

#7eb3c5

#a9ccd8

#d4e6ec

Tones

Color #2a505d mixed toward gray.

#2e4e59

#334c55

#374a50

#3b484c

#3f4648

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e5a · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#3c3959 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#2d5857 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a505d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a505d]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a505d (#2a505d) is rgb(42, 80, 93) in RGB.

No, #2a505d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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