#2A798F#2A798F

#2A798F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.082 H 220.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A798F
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 143)
HSL	hsl(193, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(193, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, -16.34, -18.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 24.99, 229.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% -0.063 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.082 220)
XYZ	xyz(12.7481, 16.1487, 28.4264)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A798F #8F402A

analogous

#2A8F73 #2A798F #2A478F

triadic

#2A798F #8F2A79 #798F2A

tetradic

#2A798F #732A8F #8F402A #478F2A

square

#2A798F #732A8F #8F402A #478F2A

split-complementary

#2A798F #8F2A47 #8F732A

monochromatic

#0E2930 #1C5160 #2A798F #38A1BE #62B9D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#2A798F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#2A798F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A798F

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A798F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A798F	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7690

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a798f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.082 220.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719faf',
    500: '#2a798f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a798f;
$custom-light: #719faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a798f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.069,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53797,
    "c": 0.08216,
    "h": 220
  },
  "luminance": 0.1615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A798F

secondary

#B7715E

accent

#6A4ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A798F

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

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