#285D72#285D72

#285D72 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.065 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285D72
RGB	rgb(40, 93, 114)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(197, 65%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, -10.58, -17.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 20.16, 238.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% -0.0447 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.065 227)
XYZ	xyz(7.8255, 9.4939, 17.3364)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285D72 #723D28

analogous

#287262 #285D72 #283872

triadic

#285D72 #72285D #5D7228

tetradic

#285D72 #622872 #723D28 #387228

square

#285D72 #622872 #723D28 #387228

split-complementary

#285D72 #722838 #726228

monochromatic

#081317 #183845 #285D72 #38829F #52A2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#285D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#285D72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285D72

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285D72	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525B73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475372

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 93, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.065 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8b9a',
    500: '#285d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285d72;
$custom-light: #6a8b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.027,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45182,
    "c": 0.06548,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.09495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285D72

secondary

#A46952

accent

#7750D8

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #285D72

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

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