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#2C5B68 Color

#2C5B68 is rgb(44, 91, 104) in RGB, hsl(193, 41%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C5B68
HEX#2C5B68
RGBrgb(44, 91, 104)
HSLhsl(193, 41%, 29%)
HSVhsv(193, 58%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.055 218.2)
LABlab(35.79% -13.59 -12.68)
LCHlch(35.79% 18.58 223.02)

What #2C5B68 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2C5B68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petrol#005F6AΔE 8.01Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 8.52Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 9.18Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 9.99Ming#36747DΔE 10.68Cadet#536872ΔE 10.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2C5B68 Channel Values

How #2C5B68 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 91 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 41% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 58% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.49:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C5B68 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C5B68 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C5B68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C5B68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C5B68
Complementary
#68392C
Analogous
#2C6857
Analogous
#2C3D68
Triadic
#682C5B
Triadic
#5B682C
Split comp.
#682C3D
Split comp.
#68572C

Tints & Shades of #2C5B68

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3B7B8C
#4A9AB0
#6CAFC1
#8CC0CF
#B0D4DE
#D4E8ED

Shades

#264F5A
#21454F
#1B3941
#172F36
#112328
#0C191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C5B68.

How #2C5B68 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2C5B68
Protanopia#555568
Protanomaly#485868
Deuteranopia#4F4F69
Deuteranomaly#445468
Tritanopia#285D5D
Tritanomaly#295C61
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #2C5B68 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2c5b68: #2C5B68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C5B68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c5b68': '#2C5B68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.357, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_2c5b68">#2C5B68</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C5B68"

More Teal Colors

#2C5B68 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424f5ffff002a38f0ffff002d2eeefbfb003333ecfeff003542ecf7f9003838ebffff00646600999900ebeb0d161619292924fbff36747d50bfe673a9c28dd9ccaec6cfccffff

#2C5B68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C5B68?

#2C5B68 is a dark teal — rgb(44, 91, 104) in RGB and hsl(193, 41%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #2C5B68?

#2C5B68 is rgb(44, 91, 104) — red 44, green 91, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C5B68?

#2C5B68 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C5B68 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C5B68 scores 7.49:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C5B68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C5B68 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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