#2d9db7

Color #2d9db7

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2d9db7

RGB

rgb(45, 157, 183)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 60.5%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 75.4%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(59.97, -21.94, -22.36)

LCH

lch(59.97, 31.33, 225.54)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1033, 217.17)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 17.6%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7472d

Analogous

#2db78c

#2d9db7

#2d58b7

Triadic

#2d9db7

#b72d9d

#9db72d

Split-complementary

#2d9db7

#b72d58

#b78c2d

Tetradic

#2d9db7

#472db7

#b7472d

#9db72d

Square

#2d9db7

#8c2db7

#b7472d

#58b72d

Shades

Color #2d9db7 mixed toward black.

#268398

#1e697a

#174e5b

#0f343d

#081a1e

Tints

Color #2d9db7 mixed toward white.

#42b6d1

#68c4da

#8ed3e3

#b4e2ec

#d9f0f6

Tones

Color #2d9db7 mixed toward gray.

#3996ab

#448fa0

#508794

#5b8089

#66797d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071b1 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#6a61b0 · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#3aacab · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d9db7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d9db7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2d9db7 (#2d9db7) is rgb(45, 157, 183) in RGB.

No, #2d9db7 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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