#205E72#205E72

#205E72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.070 H 223.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#205E72
RGB	rgb(32, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(195, 56%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(195, 72%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, -12.62, -17.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 21.25, 233.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% -0.051 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.07 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.6344, 9.5265, 17.3528)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#205E72 #723420

analogous

#20725D #205E72 #203572

triadic

#205E72 #72205E #5E7220

tetradic

#205E72 #5D2072 #723420 #357220

square

#205E72 #5D2072 #723420 #357220

split-complementary

#205E72 #722035 #725D20

monochromatic

#071418 #133742 #205E72 #2D85A2 #42A9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#205E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#205E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #205E72

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##205E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##205E72	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475372

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #205e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.070 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678b9a',
    500: '#205e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #205e72;
$custom-light: #678b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#205e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.634,
    "s": 56.164,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45155,
    "c": 0.06984,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#205E72

secondary

#A65F48

accent

#6D48DF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #205E72

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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