#2c8591

Color #2c8591

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 9.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#2c8591

RGB

rgb(44, 133, 145)

HSL

hsl(187.1, 53.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.1, 69.7%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(51.1, -21.84, -14.1)

LCH

lch(51.1, 26, 212.85)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0837, 207.85)

HWB

hwb(187.1, 17.3%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91382c

Analogous

#2c916b

#2c8591

#2c5391

Triadic

#2c8591

#912c85

#85912c

Split-complementary

#2c8591

#912c53

#916b2c

Tetradic

#2c8591

#382c91

#91382c

#85912c

Square

#2c8591

#6b2c91

#91382c

#53912c

Shades

Color #2c8591 mixed toward black.

#256f79

#1d5961

#164349

#0f2c30

#071618

Tints

Color #2c8591 mixed toward white.

#39abba

#5bc0cd

#84cfda

#addfe6

#d6eff3

Tones

Color #2c8591 mixed toward gray.

#357f89

#3d7880

#457278

#4e6b6f

#566567

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#60608e · ΔE 26.3

Deuteranopia

#5b548e · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#358c8b · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c8591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c8591]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2c8591 (#2c8591) is rgb(44, 133, 145) in RGB.

No, #2c8591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #2c8591, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast