#2e9cab

Color #2e9cab

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e9cab

RGB

rgb(46, 156, 171)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 57.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 73.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.25, -25.16, -16.67)

LCH

lch(59.25, 30.18, 213.53)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0976, 208.38)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 18%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab3d2e

Analogous

#2eab7b

#2e9cab

#2e5dab

Triadic

#2e9cab

#ab2e9c

#9cab2e

Split-complementary

#2e9cab

#ab2e5d

#ab7b2e

Tetradic

#2e9cab

#3d2eab

#ab3d2e

#9cab2e

Square

#2e9cab

#7b2eab

#ab3d2e

#5dab2e

Shades

Color #2e9cab mixed toward black.

#26828e

#1f6872

#174e55

#0f3439

#081a1c

Tints

Color #2e9cab mixed toward white.

#3ebacb

#65c8d6

#8bd6e0

#b2e4ea

#d8f1f5

Tones

Color #2e9cab mixed toward gray.

#3894a0

#438c96

#4d848c

#587c81

#627477

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70a8 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#6961a7 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#3aa5a4 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e9cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e9cab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e9cab (#2e9cab) is rgb(46, 156, 171) in RGB.

No, #2e9cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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