#35a9b2

Color #35a9b2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#35a9b2

RGB

rgb(53, 169, 178)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 54.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 70.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.63, -28.56, -13.98)

LCH

lch(63.63, 31.8, 206.08)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1009, 202.62)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 20.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b23e35

Analogous

#35b27c

#35a9b2

#356bb2

Triadic

#35a9b2

#b235a9

#a9b235

Split-complementary

#35a9b2

#b2356b

#b27c35

Tetradic

#35a9b2

#3e35b2

#b23e35

#a9b235

Square

#35a9b2

#7c35b2

#b23e35

#6bb235

Shades

Color #35a9b2 mixed toward black.

#2c8d94

#237177

#1b5559

#12383b

#091c1e

Tints

Color #35a9b2 mixed toward white.

#4cc1ca

#70cdd4

#94dadf

#b7e6ea

#dbf3f4

Tones

Color #35a9b2 mixed toward gray.

#3fa0a8

#4a979d

#548e93

#5f8588

#697c7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ab0 · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#736aaf · ΔE 33.1

Tritanopia

#41aeae · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #35a9b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#35a9b2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#35a9b2 (#35a9b2) is rgb(53, 169, 178) in RGB.

No, #35a9b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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