#2f758b

Color #2f758b

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2f758b

RGB

rgb(47, 117, 139)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 49.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 66.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(45.89, -14.62, -18.49)

LCH

lch(45.89, 23.57, 231.67)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.077, 221.95)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 18.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b452f

Analogous

#2f8b73

#2f758b

#2f478b

Triadic

#2f758b

#8b2f75

#758b2f

Split-complementary

#2f758b

#8b2f47

#8b732f

Tetradic

#2f758b

#452f8b

#8b452f

#758b2f

Square

#2f758b

#732f8b

#8b452f

#478b2f

Shades

Color #2f758b mixed toward black.

#276274

#1f4e5d

#183b46

#10272e

#081417

Tints

Color #2f758b mixed toward white.

#3d97b3

#5eafc8

#86c3d6

#aed7e4

#d7ebf1

Tones

Color #2f758b mixed toward gray.

#377183

#3e6d7c

#466974

#4e656c

#556165

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565786 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#524d85 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#358281 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f758b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f758b]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2f758b (#2f758b) is rgb(47, 117, 139) in RGB.

No, #2f758b 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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