#2D8AAE Color

#2D8AAE is rgb(45, 138, 174) in RGB and hsl(197, 59%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8AAE

HEX#2D8AAE

RGBrgb(45, 138, 174)

HSLhsl(197, 59%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 74%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.101 228.3)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 21%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8AAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8AAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8AAE Complementary#AE522D Analogous#2DAE92 Analogous#2D49AE Triadic#AE2D8A Triadic#8AAE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8AAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#38A2CC #59B1D4 #79C0DC #96CEE4 #B6DDEC #D6ECF5

Shades

#277696 #216682 #1B5369 #164355 #10303D #0A2029

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