#2B8499#2B8499

#2B8499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.088 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8499
RGB	rgb(43, 132, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.05, -18.85, -18.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.05, 26.64, 224.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% -0.07 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.088 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9949, 19.3143, 33.0686)
Luminance	0.1932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8499 #99402B

analogous

#2B9977 #2B8499 #2B4D99

triadic

#2B8499 #992B84 #84992B

tetradic

#2B8499 #772B99 #99402B #4D992B

square

#2B8499 #772B99 #99402B #4D992B

split-complementary

#2B8499 #992B4D #99772B

monochromatic

#103239 #1E5B69 #2B8499 #3AACC8 #69C0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#2B8499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#2B8499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8499

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8499	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#76809A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 132, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.088 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a8b7',
    500: '#2b8499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8499;
$custom-light: #74a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.455,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57053,
    "c": 0.08751,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8499

secondary

#BC7564

accent

#6548DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8499

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

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