#2b4849

Color #2b4849

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4849

RGB

rgb(43, 72, 73)

HSL

hsl(182, 25.9%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182, 41.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 1.4%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(28.46, -10.53, -4.04)

LCH

lch(28.46, 11.28, 200.99)

OKLCH

oklch(37.9%, 0.0348, 198.59)

HWB

hwb(182, 16.9%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#492c2b

Analogous

#2b493b

#2b4849

#2b3949

Triadic

#2b4849

#492b48

#48492b

Split-complementary

#2b4849

#492b39

#493b2b

Tetradic

#2b4849

#2c2b49

#492c2b

#48492b

Square

#2b4849

#3b2b49

#492c2b

#39492b

Shades

Color #2b4849 mixed toward black.

#243c3d

#1d3031

#152424

#0e1818

#070c0c

Tints

Color #2b4849 mixed toward white.

#437172

#5c999c

#83b4b6

#accdce

#d6e6e7

Tones

Color #2b4849 mixed toward gray.

#2d4646

#304344

#324141

#353f3f

#373c3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a49 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#383649 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#2d4949 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4849;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4849]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#2b4849 (#2b4849) is rgb(43, 72, 73) in RGB.

No, #2b4849 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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