#2b5243

Color #2b5243

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-900 #004f3b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5243

RGB

rgb(43, 82, 67)

HSL

hsl(156.9, 31.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156.9, 47.6%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.6%, 0%, 18.3%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(31.7, -17.93, 4.53)

LCH

lch(31.7, 18.49, 165.82)

OKLCH

oklch(40.5%, 0.0517, 167.04)

HWB

hwb(156.9, 16.9%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#522b3a

Analogous

#2b522f

#2b5243

#2b4d52

Triadic

#2b5243

#432b52

#52432b

Split-complementary

#2b5243

#522b4d

#522f2b

Tetradic

#2b5243

#2b3a52

#522b3a

#52432b

Square

#2b5243

#2f2b52

#522b3a

#4d522b

Shades

Color #2b5243 mixed toward black.

#244438

#1d372d

#152921

#0e1b16

#070e0b

Tints

Color #2b5243 mixed toward white.

#417c65

#57a688

#81bda6

#abd3c3

#d5e9e1

Tones

Color #2b5243 mixed toward gray.

#2e4f42

#314b41

#354841

#384540

#3b423f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f4047 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#3d3a48 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#2e4a4b · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5243]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#2b5243 (#2b5243) is rgb(43, 82, 67) in RGB.

No, #2b5243 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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