#287D96#287D96

#287D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.087 H 221.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287D96
RGB	rgb(40, 125, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, -16.47, -20.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 26.49, 231.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% -0.0654 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.087 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7114, 17.3188, 31.4685)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287D96 #964128

analogous

#289678 #287D96 #284696

triadic

#287D96 #96287D #7D9628

tetradic

#287D96 #782896 #964128 #469628

square

#287D96 #782896 #964128 #469628

split-complementary

#287D96 #962846 #967828

monochromatic

#0E2C35 #1B5566 #287D96 #35A5C6 #63BBD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#287D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#287D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287D96

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287D96	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 125, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.087 221.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2b5',
    500: '#287d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287d96;
$custom-light: #72a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5507,
    "c": 0.08741,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287D96

secondary

#BB745F

accent

#6A47E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #287D96

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

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