#2A9BB6#2A9BB6
#2A9BB6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.104 H 218.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9BB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.26, -21.57, -22.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.26, 31.45, 226.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% -0.082 -0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.104 218) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1161, 27.3098, 48.4053) |
| Luminance | 0.2731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.88
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.15
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9BB6 #B6452A
analogous
#2AB68B #2A9BB6 #2A55B6
triadic
#2A9BB6 #B62A9B #9BB62A
tetradic
#2A9BB6 #8B2AB6 #B6452A #55B62A
square
#2A9BB6 #8B2AB6 #B6452A #55B62A
split-complementary
#2A9BB6 #B62A55 #B68B2A
monochromatic
#134653 #1F7184 #2A9BB6 #48BAD5 #7ACDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2A9BB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#2A9BB6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9BB6
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9BB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9BB6 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A96B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7789B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9bb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.104 218.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab8cc',
500: '#2a9bb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9bb6; $custom-light: #7ab8cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9bb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.571,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64012,
"c": 0.10396,
"h": 218
},
"luminance": 0.27312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9BB6
secondary
#C88473
accent
#6242E6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082