#2ab9c2

Color #2ab9c2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2ab9c2

RGB

rgb(42, 185, 194)

HSL

hsl(183.6, 64.4%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.6, 78.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.4%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(68.81, -32.72, -15.05)

LCH

lch(68.81, 36.02, 204.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.114, 201.5)

HWB

hwb(183.6, 16.5%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2332a

Analogous

#2ac27f

#2ab9c2

#2a6dc2

Triadic

#2ab9c2

#c22ab9

#b9c22a

Split-complementary

#2ab9c2

#c22a6d

#c27f2a

Tetradic

#2ab9c2

#332ac2

#c2332a

#b9c22a

Square

#2ab9c2

#7f2ac2

#c2332a

#6dc22a

Shades

Color #2ab9c2 mixed toward black.

#239aa2

#1c7b81

#155c61

#0e3e41

#071f20

Tints

Color #2ab9c2 mixed toward white.

#43ced6

#69d7df

#8ee1e7

#b4ebef

#d9f5f7

Tones

Color #2ab9c2 mixed toward gray.

#37aeb5

#43a3a9

#50989c

#5d8c8f

#698183

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8283c0 · ΔE 30.9

Deuteranopia

#7b70bf · ΔE 35.6

Tritanopia

#3dbebe · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2ab9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2ab9c2]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2ab9c2 (#2ab9c2) is rgb(42, 185, 194) in RGB.

No, #2ab9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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