#2c5156

Color #2c5156

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.43 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5156

RGB

rgb(44, 81, 86)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 32.3%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 48.8%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(32.01, -11.71, -7.07)

LCH

lch(32.01, 13.68, 211.12)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0432, 206.86)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 17.3%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56312c

Analogous

#2c5646

#2c5156

#2c3c56

Triadic

#2c5156

#562c51

#51562c

Split-complementary

#2c5156

#562c3c

#56462c

Tetradic

#2c5156

#312c56

#56312c

#51562c

Square

#2c5156

#462c56

#56312c

#3c562c

Shades

Color #2c5156 mixed toward black.

#254448

#1d3639

#16292b

#0f1b1d

#070e0e

Tints

Color #2c5156 mixed toward white.

#417980

#57a0a9

#81b7bf

#abcfd4

#d5e7ea

Tones

Color #2c5156 mixed toward gray.

#304e53

#334c4f

#37494c

#3a4648

#3e4445

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f55 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#3d3a55 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#2f5454 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5156]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2c5156 (#2c5156) is rgb(44, 81, 86) in RGB.

No, #2c5156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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