#2B7B9E#2B7B9E
#2B7B9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.093 H 231.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B7B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 123, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.44, -12.17, -25.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.44, 28.49, 244.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.03% -0.0587 -0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.03% 0.093 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2483, 17.1465, 34.8998) |
| Luminance | 0.1715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.26
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.61
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.73
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.40
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.66
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B7B9E #9E4E2B
analogous
#2B9E88 #2B7B9E #2B429E
triadic
#2B7B9E #9E2B7B #7B9E2B
tetradic
#2B7B9E #882B9E #9E4E2B #429E2B
square
#2B7B9E #882B9E #9E4E2B #429E2B
split-complementary
#2B7B9E #9E2B42 #9E882B
monochromatic
#11303E #1E566E #2B7B9E #3C9FCA #6CB7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.74
#2B7B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.43
#2B7B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B7B9E
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B7B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B7B9E | 1.00 | 4.74 | 4.43 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6979A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A6E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008587
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b7b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 123, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.093 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a1ba',
500: '#2b7b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b7b9e; $custom-light: #74a1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b7b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 123,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.261,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5503,
"c": 0.09313,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.17148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B7B9E
secondary
#BE8167
accent
#7647E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090E11
muted
#7B7E80