#208CAD#208CAD

#208CAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.104 H 224.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#208CAD
RGB	rgb(32, 140, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(194, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.11, -17.68, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.11, 31.19, 235.48°)
OKLab	oklab(59.7% -0.0746 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(59.7% 0.104 224)
XYZ	xyz(17.5134, 22.0782, 42.8655)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#208CAD #AD4120

analogous

#20AD88 #208CAD #2045AD

triadic

#208CAD #AD208C #8CAD20

tetradic

#208CAD #8820AD #AD4120 #45AD20

square

#208CAD #8820AD #AD4120 #45AD20

split-complementary

#208CAD #AD2045 #AD8820

monochromatic

#0D3846 #166279 #208CAD #31B2D9 #65C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#208CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#208CAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #208CAD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##208CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##208CAD	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #208cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 140, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.104 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74adc5',
    500: '#208cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #208cad;
$custom-light: #74adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#208cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.043,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59704,
    "c": 0.10378,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.2208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#208CAD

secondary

#C87961

accent

#653CEC

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #208CAD

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

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