#2C4E59#2C4E59

#2C4E59 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.044 H 220.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4E59
RGB	rgb(44, 78, 89)
HSL	hsl(195, 34%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(195, 51%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, -8.97, -10.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 13.67, 229.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% -0.0331 -0.0285)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.044 220.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5656, 6.7051, 10.4502)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4E59 #59372C

analogous

#2C594D #2C4E59 #2C3759

triadic

#2C4E59 #592C4E #4E592C

tetradic

#2C4E59 #4D2C59 #59372C #37592C

square

#2C4E59 #4D2C59 #59372C #37592C

split-complementary

#2C4E59 #592C37 #594D2C

monochromatic

#0A1214 #182A30 #2C4E59 #407282 #5596AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#2C4E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#2C4E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4E59

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4E59	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474C5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 78, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.044 220.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687f87',
    500: '#2c4e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4e59;
$custom-light: #687f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.667,
    "s": 33.835,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40271,
    "c": 0.04364,
    "h": 220.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4E59

secondary

#8B6356

accent

#785ECA

background

#F6F7F8

surface

#EBEEEF

border

#C6C9CA

text

#060A0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4E59

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

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