#2a656c

Color #2a656c

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a656c

RGB

rgb(42, 101, 108)

HSL

hsl(186.4, 44%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.4, 61.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(39.38, -16.75, -9.72)

LCH

lch(39.38, 19.37, 210.13)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0617, 205.86)

HWB

hwb(186.4, 16.5%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c312a

Analogous

#2a6c52

#2a656c

#2a446c

Triadic

#2a656c

#6c2a65

#656c2a

Split-complementary

#2a656c

#6c2a44

#6c522a

Tetradic

#2a656c

#312a6c

#6c312a

#656c2a

Square

#2a656c

#522a6c

#6c312a

#446c2a

Shades

Color #2a656c mixed toward black.

#23545a

#1c4348

#153236

#0e2224

#071112

Tints

Color #2a656c mixed toward white.

#3b8d97

#52b1bc

#7dc4cd

#a9d8dd

#d4ebee

Tones

Color #2a656c mixed toward gray.

#2f6166

#355c61

#3a585b

#405456

#454f50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b6a · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#47426a · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#2f6969 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a656c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a656c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2a656c (#2a656c) is rgb(42, 101, 108) in RGB.

No, #2a656c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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