#2a6778

Color #2a6778

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6778

RGB

rgb(42, 103, 120)

HSL

hsl(193.1, 48.1%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.1, 65%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(65%, 14.2%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(40.49, -13.96, -15.36)

LCH

lch(40.49, 20.76, 227.73)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.0677, 219.12)

HWB

hwb(193.1, 16.5%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#783b2a

Analogous

#2a7862

#2a6778

#2a4078

Triadic

#2a6778

#782a67

#67782a

Split-complementary

#2a6778

#782a40

#78622a

Tetradic

#2a6778

#3b2a78

#783b2a

#67782a

Square

#2a6778

#622a78

#783b2a

#40782a

Shades

Color #2a6778 mixed toward black.

#235664

#1c4550

#15343c

#0e2228

#071114

Tints

Color #2a6778 mixed toward white.

#398ca3

#53aac3

#7ec0d2

#a9d5e1

#d4eaf0

Tones

Color #2a6778 mixed toward gray.

#316372

#37606b

#3e5c65

#44585e

#4b5558

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c74 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#484373 · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#2f7170 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6778;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6778]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a6778 (#2a6778) is rgb(42, 103, 120) in RGB.

No, #2a6778 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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