#2b4042

Color #2b4042

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4042

RGB

rgb(43, 64, 66)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 21.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 34.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 3%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.48, -7.65, -3.88)

LCH

lch(25.48, 8.58, 206.89)

OKLCH

oklch(35.5%, 0.0266, 203.48)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 16.9%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#422d2b

Analogous

#2b4239

#2b4042

#2b3542

Triadic

#2b4042

#422b40

#40422b

Split-complementary

#2b4042

#422b35

#42392b

Tetradic

#2b4042

#2d2b42

#422d2b

#40422b

Square

#2b4042

#392b42

#422d2b

#35422b

Shades

Color #2b4042 mixed toward black.

#243537

#1d2b2c

#162021

#0e1516

#070b0b

Tints

Color #2b4042 mixed toward white.

#45676b

#608f93

#86acb0

#aec8ca

#d7e3e5

Tones

Color #2b4042 mixed toward gray.

#2d3f40

#2f3d3e

#313b3c

#333a3a

#353838

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.91:1

White text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353542 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#343241 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#2c4141 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4042]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2b4042 (#2b4042) is rgb(43, 64, 66) in RGB.

No, #2b4042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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