#2a656d

Color #2a656d

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a656d

RGB

rgb(42, 101, 109)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(39.42, -16.43, -10.28)

LCH

lch(39.42, 19.38, 212.03)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0619, 207.31)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 16.5%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d322a

Analogous

#2a6d54

#2a656d

#2a436d

Triadic

#2a656d

#6d2a65

#656d2a

Split-complementary

#2a656d

#6d2a43

#6d542a

Tetradic

#2a656d

#322a6d

#6d322a

#656d2a

Square

#2a656d

#542a6d

#6d322a

#436d2a

Shades

Color #2a656d mixed toward black.

#23545b

#1c4349

#153236

#0e2224

#071112

Tints

Color #2a656d mixed toward white.

#3b8d98

#52b0bc

#7dc4cd

#a9d7de

#d4ebee

Tones

Color #2a656d mixed toward gray.

#306167

#355c62

#3b585c

#405457

#465051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b6b · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#47426b · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#2f6a69 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a656d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a656d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2a656d (#2a656d) is rgb(42, 101, 109) in RGB.

No, #2a656d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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