#2f728d

Color #2f728d

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2f728d

RGB

rgb(47, 114, 141)

HSL

hsl(197.2, 50%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.2, 66.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(45.03, -12.25, -21.01)

LCH

lch(45.03, 24.32, 239.76)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0792, 227.81)

HWB

hwb(197.2, 18.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d4a2f

Analogous

#2f8d79

#2f728d

#2f438d

Triadic

#2f728d

#8d2f72

#728d2f

Split-complementary

#2f728d

#8d2f43

#8d792f

Tetradic

#2f728d

#4a2f8d

#8d4a2f

#728d2f

Square

#2f728d

#792f8d

#8d4a2f

#438d2f

Shades

Color #2f728d mixed toward black.

#275f76

#1f4c5e

#183947

#10262f

#081318

Tints

Color #2f728d mixed toward white.

#3c93b5

#5eabc9

#86c0d7

#afd5e4

#d7eaf2

Tones

Color #2f728d mixed toward gray.

#376f85

#3f6b7d

#476876

#4e656e

#566166

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545587 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#504b86 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#358281 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f728d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f728d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2f728d (#2f728d) is rgb(47, 114, 141) in RGB.

No, #2f728d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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