#2B728B#2B728B

#2B728B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.080 H 224.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B728B
RGB	rgb(43, 114, 139)
HSL	hsl(196, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 18%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, -13.62, -20.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 24.32, 235.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% -0.0564 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.08 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6719, 14.4110, 26.5876)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B728B #8B442B

analogous

#2B8B74 #2B728B #2B428B

triadic

#2B728B #8B2B72 #728B2B

tetradic

#2B728B #742B8B #8B442B #428B2B

square

#2B728B #742B8B #8B442B #428B2B

split-complementary

#2B728B #8B2B42 #8B742B

monochromatic

#0E252E #1D4C5C #2B728B #3998BA #62B2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#2B728B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#2B728B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B728B

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B728B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B728B	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b728b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 114, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.080 224.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719aad',
    500: '#2b728b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b728b;
$custom-light: #719aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b728b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.625,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51867,
    "c": 0.07972,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B728B

secondary

#B5745D

accent

#714CDC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B728B

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

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