#2ab4c9

Color #2ab4c9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2ab4c9

RGB

rgb(42, 180, 201)

HSL

hsl(187.9, 65.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.9, 79.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.1%, 10.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.54, -28.12, -20.84)

LCH

lch(67.54, 35, 216.54)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1143, 210.56)

HWB

hwb(187.9, 16.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c93f2a

Analogous

#2ac98e

#2ab4c9

#2a64c9

Triadic

#2ab4c9

#c92ab4

#b4c92a

Split-complementary

#2ab4c9

#c92a64

#c98e2a

Tetradic

#2ab4c9

#3f2ac9

#c93f2a

#b4c92a

Square

#2ab4c9

#8e2ac9

#c93f2a

#64c92a

Shades

Color #2ab4c9 mixed toward black.

#2396a7

#1c7886

#155a64

#0e3c43

#071e21

Tints

Color #2ab4c9 mixed toward white.

#47c5d8

#6cd1e0

#90dce8

#b5e8f0

#daf3f7

Tones

Color #2ab4c9 mixed toward gray.

#37aabc

#44a0ae

#5297a1

#5f8d94

#6c8387

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80c4 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#776dc3 · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#3cc0bf · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2ab4c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2ab4c9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#2ab4c9 (#2ab4c9) is rgb(42, 180, 201) in RGB.

No, #2ab4c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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