#2B7E9E#2B7E9E
#2B7E9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.092 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B7E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 126, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.38, -13.86, -24.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.38, 27.99, 240.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.78% -0.0618 -0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.78% 0.092 227.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6262, 17.9022, 35.0258) |
| Luminance | 0.1790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.46
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.44
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.16
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.99
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.90
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B7E9E #9E4B2B
analogous
#2B9E85 #2B7E9E #2B449E
triadic
#2B7E9E #9E2B7E #7E9E2B
tetradic
#2B7E9E #852B9E #9E4B2B #449E2B
square
#2B7E9E #852B9E #9E4B2B #449E2B
split-complementary
#2B7E9E #9E2B44 #9E852B
monochromatic
#11313E #1E586E #2B7E9E #3CA3CA #6CB9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#2B7E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#2B7E9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B7E9E
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B7E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B7E9E | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D7CA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D709E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008789
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b7e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 126, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.092 227.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a3ba',
500: '#2b7e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b7e9e; $custom-light: #74a3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b7e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 126,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.696,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55776,
"c": 0.09199,
"h": 227.8
},
"luminance": 0.17904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B7E9E
secondary
#BE7F67
accent
#7247E0
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF3F6
border
#C9CDD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7F80