#2e5257

Color #2e5257

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5257

RGB

rgb(46, 82, 87)

HSL

hsl(187.3, 30.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.3, 47.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 5.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(32.49, -11.43, -6.98)

LCH

lch(32.49, 13.39, 211.41)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0422, 207.05)

HWB

hwb(187.3, 18%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57332e

Analogous

#2e5748

#2e5257

#2e3e57

Triadic

#2e5257

#572e52

#52572e

Split-complementary

#2e5257

#572e3e

#57482e

Tetradic

#2e5257

#332e57

#57332e

#52572e

Square

#2e5257

#482e57

#57332e

#3e572e

Shades

Color #2e5257 mixed toward black.

#264449

#1f373a

#17292c

#0f1b1d

#080e0f

Tints

Color #2e5257 mixed toward white.

#447980

#5b9fa8

#84b7be

#adcfd4

#d6e7e9

Tones

Color #2e5257 mixed toward gray.

#314f54

#354d50

#384a4d

#3c4849

#3f4546

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.46:1

White text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404156 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#3e3b56 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#315555 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5257]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e5257 (#2e5257) is rgb(46, 82, 87) in RGB.

No, #2e5257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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