#2b5655

Color #2b5655

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5655

RGB

rgb(43, 86, 85)

HSL

hsl(178.6, 33.3%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.6, 50%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 0%, 1.2%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(33.61, -15.18, -4.05)

LCH

lch(33.61, 15.71, 194.94)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0479, 193.51)

HWB

hwb(178.6, 16.9%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#562b2c

Analogous

#2b5640

#2b5655

#2b4256

Triadic

#2b5655

#552b56

#56552b

Split-complementary

#2b5655

#562b42

#56402b

Tetradic

#2b5655

#2b2c56

#562b2c

#56552b

Square

#2b5655

#402b56

#562b2c

#42562b

Shades

Color #2b5655 mixed toward black.

#244847

#1d3939

#162b2a

#0e1d1c

#070e0e

Tints

Color #2b5655 mixed toward white.

#40807f

#56aaa8

#80bfbe

#aad5d4

#d5eae9

Tones

Color #2b5655 mixed toward gray.

#2f5252

#324f4e

#364b4b

#394847

#3d4444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424255 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#3f3c55 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#2e5555 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5655;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5655]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#2b5655 (#2b5655) is rgb(43, 86, 85) in RGB.

No, #2b5655 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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