#2b8f8f

Color #2b8f8f

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b8f8f

RGB

rgb(43, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(180, 53.8%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 69.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.18, -27.71, -8.31)

LCH

lch(54.18, 28.93, 196.69)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.089, 195.04)

HWB

hwb(180, 16.9%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f2b2b

Analogous

#2b8f5d

#2b8f8f

#2b5d8f

Triadic

#2b8f8f

#8f2b8f

#8f8f2b

Split-complementary

#2b8f8f

#8f2b5d

#8f5d2b

Tetradic

#2b8f8f

#2b2b8f

#8f2b2b

#8f8f2b

Square

#2b8f8f

#5d2b8f

#8f2b2b

#5d8f2b

Shades

Color #2b8f8f mixed toward black.

#247777

#1d5f5f

#164848

#0e3030

#071818

Tints

Color #2b8f8f mixed toward white.

#37b9b9

#59cdcd

#82dada

#ace6e6

#d5f3f3

Tones

Color #2b8f8f mixed toward gray.

#338787

#3c7e7e

#447676

#4c6e6e

#556565

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66678f · ΔE 28.7

Deuteranopia

#60598f · ΔE 32.4

Tritanopia

#368f8f · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b8f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b8f8f]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2b8f8f (#2b8f8f) is rgb(43, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #2b8f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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