#2B8CA0#2B8CA0

#2B8CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.092 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8CA0
RGB	rgb(43, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(190, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(190, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -20.81, -18.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 27.95, 221.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.37% -0.0754 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(59.37% 0.092 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7168, 21.8059, 36.5788)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8CA0 #A03F2B

analogous

#2BA079 #2B8CA0 #2B52A0

triadic

#2B8CA0 #A02B8C #8CA02B

tetradic

#2B8CA0 #792BA0 #A03F2B #52A02B

square

#2B8CA0 #792BA0 #A03F2B #52A02B

split-complementary

#2B8CA0 #A02B52 #A0792B

monochromatic

#113840 #1E6270 #2B8CA0 #3DB3CB #6EC6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#2B8CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#2B8CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8CA0

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8CA0	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E87A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.092 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aebc',
    500: '#2b8ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ca0;
$custom-light: #76aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.256,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59366,
    "c": 0.09161,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8CA0

secondary

#BF7768

accent

#6147E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8CA0

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

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