#2BADCC#2BADCC
#2BADCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.115 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BADCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 173, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 79%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.56, -23.54, -25.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.56, 34.71, 227.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0902 -0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.115 218.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8343, 34.7570, 62.4095) |
| Luminance | 0.3476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.04
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.28
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.71
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BADCC #CC4A2B
analogous
#2BCC9A #2BADCC #2B5CCC
triadic
#2BADCC #CC2BAD #ADCC2B
tetradic
#2BADCC #9A2BCC #CC4A2B #5CCC2B
square
#2BADCC #9A2BCC #CC4A2B #5CCC2B
split-complementary
#2BADCC #CC2B5C #CC9A2B
monochromatic
#165767 #208299 #2BADCC #58C3DC #8BD5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#2BADCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#2BADCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BADCC
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BADCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BADCC | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8499CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2badcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 173, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.115 218.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc5db',
500: '#2badcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2badcc; $custom-light: #7fc5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2badcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 173,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.553,
"s": 65.182,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6936,
"c": 0.11505,
"h": 218.3
},
"luminance": 0.3476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BADCC
secondary
#D09182
accent
#6040E8
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283