#2b4e5d

Color #2b4e5d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4e5d

RGB

rgb(43, 78, 93)

HSL

hsl(198, 36.8%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 53.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(31.24, -7.94, -12.7)

LCH

lch(31.24, 14.98, 237.99)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.0477, 227.55)

HWB

hwb(198, 16.9%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d3a2b

Analogous

#2b5d53

#2b4e5d

#2b355d

Triadic

#2b4e5d

#5d2b4e

#4e5d2b

Split-complementary

#2b4e5d

#5d2b35

#5d532b

Tetradic

#2b4e5d

#3a2b5d

#5d3a2b

#4e5d2b

Square

#2b4e5d

#532b5d

#5d3a2b

#355d2b

Shades

Color #2b4e5d mixed toward black.

#24414e

#1d343e

#16272f

#0e1a1f

#070d10

Tints

Color #2b4e5d mixed toward white.

#3f7288

#5595b0

#7fafc4

#aacad8

#d4e4eb

Tones

Color #2b4e5d mixed toward gray.

#2f4c59

#334b55

#384951

#3c474c

#404648

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.35:1

White text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d5a · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#3b3859 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#2d5756 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 12.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4e5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4e5d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b4e5d (#2b4e5d) is rgb(43, 78, 93) in RGB.

No, #2b4e5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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