#2A798E#2A798E

#2A798E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.082 H 219.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A798E
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 142)
HSL	hsl(193, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(193, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, -16.68, -18.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 24.82, 227.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0634 -0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.082 219)
XYZ	xyz(12.6727, 16.1186, 28.0293)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A798E #8E3F2A

analogous

#2A8E71 #2A798E #2A478E

triadic

#2A798E #8E2A79 #798E2A

tetradic

#2A798E #712A8E #8E3F2A #478E2A

square

#2A798E #712A8E #8E3F2A #478E2A

split-complementary

#2A798E #8E2A47 #8E712A

monochromatic

#0E2930 #1C515F #2A798E #38A1BD #62B9D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#2A798E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#2A798E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A798E

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A798E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A798E	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C768F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6B8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a798e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.082 219.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719faf',
    500: '#2a798e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a798e;
$custom-light: #719faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a798e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.6,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53753,
    "c": 0.08152,
    "h": 219
  },
  "luminance": 0.1612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A798E

secondary

#B6705D

accent

#694ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A798E

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

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