#2c5e5e

Color #2c5e5e

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 7.51 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5e5e

RGB

rgb(44, 94, 94)

HSL

hsl(180, 36.2%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 53.2%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.2%, 0%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.65, -16.74, -5.17)

LCH

lch(36.65, 17.52, 197.16)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0538, 195.4)

HWB

hwb(180, 17.3%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e2c2c

Analogous

#2c5e45

#2c5e5e

#2c455e

Triadic

#2c5e5e

#5e2c5e

#5e5e2c

Split-complementary

#2c5e5e

#5e2c45

#5e452c

Tetradic

#2c5e5e

#2c2c5e

#5e2c2c

#5e5e2c

Square

#2c5e5e

#452c5e

#5e2c2c

#455e2c

Shades

Color #2c5e5e mixed toward black.

#254e4e

#1d3f3f

#162f2f

#0f1f1f

#071010

Tints

Color #2c5e5e mixed toward white.

#408888

#56b0b0

#80c4c4

#abd7d7

#d5ebeb

Tones

Color #2c5e5e mixed toward gray.

#305a5a

#345656

#395252

#3d4d4d

#414949

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47475e · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#44405e · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#305e5e · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5e5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5e5e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2c5e5e (#2c5e5e) is rgb(44, 94, 94) in RGB.

No, #2c5e5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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