#2AA0C4#2AA0C4

#2AA0C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.112 H 223.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA0C4
RGB	rgb(42, 160, 196)
HSL	hsl(194, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(194, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.32, -19.53, -27.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.32, 33.80, 234.70°)
OKLab	oklab(65.85% -0.0813 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(65.85% 0.112 223.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4853, 29.6165, 56.6926)
Luminance	0.2962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA0C4 #C44E2A

analogous

#2AC49B #2AA0C4 #2A53C4

triadic

#2AA0C4 #C42AA0 #A0C42A

tetradic

#2AA0C4 #9B2AC4 #C44E2A #53C42A

square

#2AA0C4 #9B2AC4 #C44E2A #53C42A

split-complementary

#2AA0C4 #C42A53 #C49B2A

monochromatic

#144E5F #1F7792 #2AA0C4 #51BADA #84CEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#2AA0C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#2AA0C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA0C4

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA0C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA0C4	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ABAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa0c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.112 223.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cbcd6',
    500: '#2aa0c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa0c4;
$custom-light: #7cbcd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa0c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.026,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65848,
    "c": 0.11225,
    "h": 223.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA0C4

secondary

#CE8F7C

accent

#6740E8

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#EFF6FA

border

#CAD0D3

text

#0B1214

muted

#7C8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA0C4

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

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