#2B718B#2B718B
#2B718B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.080 H 226.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B718B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 113, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.50, -13.05, -20.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.50, 24.42, 237.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.61% -0.0553 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.61% 0.08 226.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5597, 14.1867, 26.5502) |
| Luminance | 0.1419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.45
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.91
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.06
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.00
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.50
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B718B #8B452B
analogous
#2B8B75 #2B718B #2B418B
triadic
#2B718B #8B2B71 #718B2B
tetradic
#2B718B #752B8B #8B452B #418B2B
square
#2B718B #752B8B #8B452B #418B2B
split-complementary
#2B718B #8B2B41 #8B752B
monochromatic
#0E252E #1D4B5C #2B718B #3997BA #62B1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#2B718B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#2B718B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B718B
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B718B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B718B | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#636F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56658B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b718b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 113, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.080 226.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7199ad',
500: '#2b718b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b718b; $custom-light: #7199ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b718b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 113,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.25,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51614,
"c": 0.07996,
"h": 226.2
},
"luminance": 0.14188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B718B
secondary
#B5755D
accent
#734CDC
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F