#285E75#285E75

#285E75 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.068 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E75
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 117)
HSL	hsl(198, 49%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, -10.13, -18.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 20.93, 241.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% -0.0446 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.068 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0874, 9.7401, 18.2800)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E75 #753F28

analogous

#287565 #285E75 #283775

triadic

#285E75 #75285E #5E7528

tetradic

#285E75 #652875 #753F28 #377528

square

#285E75 #652875 #753F28 #377528

split-complementary

#285E75 #752837 #756528

monochromatic

#09151A #183947 #285E75 #3883A3 #53A2C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#285E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#285E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E75

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E75	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525C76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475475

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.068 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b8b9c',
    500: '#285e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e75;
$custom-light: #6b8b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.922,
    "s": 49.045,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45586,
    "c": 0.06788,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E75

secondary

#A76B52

accent

#784FD9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#ECF0F2

border

#C7CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E75

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

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