#296D7E#296D7E
#296D7E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.072 H 217.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #296D7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 109, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 51%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 67%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.63, -15.53, -15.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.63, 22.10, 225.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.93% -0.0574 -0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.93% 0.072 217.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1474, 12.9140, 21.6925) |
| Luminance | 0.1291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.43
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.73
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.42
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.23
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.31
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#296D7E #7E3A29
analogous
#297E64 #296D7E #29427E
triadic
#296D7E #7E296D #6D7E29
tetradic
#296D7E #64297E #7E3A29 #427E29
square
#296D7E #64297E #7E3A29 #427E29
split-complementary
#296D7E #7E2942 #7E6429
monochromatic
#0B1D22 #1A4550 #296D7E #3895AC #59B2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#296D7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#296D7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #296D7E
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##296D7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##296D7E | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626A7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56617E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007372
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #296d7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 109, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.072 217.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e97a3',
500: '#296d7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #296d7e; $custom-light: #6e97a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#296d7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 109,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 50.898,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49928,
"c": 0.07221,
"h": 217.3
},
"luminance": 0.12915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#296D7E
secondary
#AE6755
accent
#6A4DDA
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F3
border
#C8CCCD
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F