#2C596C#2C596C
#2C596C is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.058 H 227.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C596C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 89, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 42%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 59%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.52, -9.38, -15.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.52, 18.18, 238.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.03% -0.0393 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.03% 0.058 227.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3168, 8.7623, 15.4901) |
| Luminance | 0.0876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 7.47
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 7.48
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.67
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.70
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.81
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C596C #6C3F2C
analogous
#2C6C5F #2C596C #2C396C
triadic
#2C596C #6C2C59 #596C2C
tetradic
#2C596C #5F2C6C #6C3F2C #396C2C
square
#2C596C #5F2C6C #6C3F2C #396C2C
split-complementary
#2C596C #6C2C39 #6C5F2C
monochromatic
#091216 #1A3541 #2C596C #3E7D97 #589DBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.63
#2C596C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#2C596C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C596C
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C596C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C596C | 1.00 | 7.63 | 2.75 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F576D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46516C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c596c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 89, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.058 227.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b8896',
500: '#2c596c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c596c; $custom-light: #6b8896; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c596c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 89,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.813,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 29.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4403,
"c": 0.05848,
"h": 227.8
},
"luminance": 0.08763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C596C
secondary
#9E6B56
accent
#7B56D2
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECEFF1
border
#C7CACB
text
#070B0D
muted
#7A7C7E