#2d9da9

Color #2d9da9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2d9da9

RGB

rgb(45, 157, 169)

HSL

hsl(185.8, 57.9%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.8, 73.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(59.47, -26.42, -15.21)

LCH

lch(59.47, 30.49, 209.93)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0978, 205.62)

HWB

hwb(185.8, 17.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9392d

Analogous

#2da977

#2d9da9

#2d5fa9

Triadic

#2d9da9

#a92d9d

#9da92d

Split-complementary

#2d9da9

#a92d5f

#a9772d

Tetradic

#2d9da9

#392da9

#a9392d

#9da92d

Square

#2d9da9

#772da9

#a9392d

#5fa92d

Shades

Color #2d9da9 mixed toward black.

#26838d

#1e6971

#174f55

#0f3438

#081a1c

Tints

Color #2d9da9 mixed toward white.

#3cbdcb

#63cad5

#8ad8e0

#b1e5ea

#d8f2f5

Tones

Color #2d9da9 mixed toward gray.

#37959f

#428c94

#4c848a

#567c80

#617375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071a6 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#6a61a6 · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#3aa4a3 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d9da9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d9da9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2d9da9 (#2d9da9) is rgb(45, 157, 169) in RGB.

No, #2d9da9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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