#2A7C8F#2A7C8F

#2A7C8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.082 H 216.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7C8F
RGB	rgb(42, 124, 143)
HSL	hsl(191, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(191, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.12, -17.98, -17.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.12, 25.06, 224.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% -0.0662 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.082 216.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1184, 16.8892, 28.5499)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7C8F #8F3D2A

analogous

#2A8F70 #2A7C8F #2A4A8F

triadic

#2A7C8F #8F2A7C #7C8F2A

tetradic

#2A7C8F #702A8F #8F3D2A #4A8F2A

square

#2A7C8F #702A8F #8F3D2A #4A8F2A

split-complementary

#2A7C8F #8F2A4A #8F702A

monochromatic

#0E2A30 #1C5360 #2A7C8F #38A5BE #62BCD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#2A7C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#2A7C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7C8F

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7C8F	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616E8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.082 216.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2af',
    500: '#2a7c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7c8f;
$custom-light: #72a2af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.287,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54561,
    "c": 0.08215,
    "h": 216.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7C8F

secondary

#B76F5E

accent

#664ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7C8F

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

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