#2c5563

Color #2c5563

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5563

RGB

rgb(44, 85, 99)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 38.5%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 55.6%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(33.84, -9.97, -12.52)

LCH

lch(33.84, 16, 231.47)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.0515, 222.4)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 17.3%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#633a2c

Analogous

#2c6355

#2c5563

#2c3963

Triadic

#2c5563

#632c55

#55632c

Split-complementary

#2c5563

#632c39

#63552c

Tetradic

#2c5563

#3a2c63

#633a2c

#55632c

Square

#2c5563

#552c63

#633a2c

#39632c

Shades

Color #2c5563 mixed toward black.

#254752

#1d3942

#162a31

#0f1c21

#070e10

Tints

Color #2c5563 mixed toward white.

#3f798d

#559cb4

#80b5c7

#aacdd9

#d5e6ec

Tones

Color #2c5563 mixed toward gray.

#30535e

#35505a

#3a4e55

#3e4c51

#434a4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414260 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#3f3c5f · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#2f5d5d · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5563;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5563]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2c5563 (#2c5563) is rgb(44, 85, 99) in RGB.

No, #2c5563 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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