#2B5F73#2B5F73
#2B5F73 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.064 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B5F73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 95, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 46%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 63%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 17.4%, 0%, 54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, -10.81, -16.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 19.75, 236.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.87% -0.0445 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.87% 0.064 226) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1818, 9.9350, 17.7028) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.88
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.99
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.55
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 8.08
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 8.20
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B5F73 #733F2B
analogous
#2B7363 #2B5F73 #2B3B73
triadic
#2B5F73 #732B5F #5F732B
tetradic
#2B5F73 #632B73 #733F2B #3B732B
square
#2B5F73 #632B73 #733F2B #3B732B
split-complementary
#2B5F73 #732B3B #73632B
monochromatic
#0A151A #1A3A46 #2B5F73 #3C84A0 #58A3C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#2B5F73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#2B5F73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B5F73
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B5F73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B5F73 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#545D74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5573
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b5f73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 95, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.064 226.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8c9b',
500: '#2b5f73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b5f73; $custom-light: #6c8c9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b5f73",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 95,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.667,
"s": 45.57,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45872,
"c": 0.06402,
"h": 226
},
"luminance": 0.09936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B5F73
secondary
#A56B55
accent
#7753D5
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECF0F2
border
#C7CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E