#2C728C#2C728C
#2C728C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.080 H 226.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C728C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 114, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.89, -13.11, -20.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.89, 24.44, 237.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.95% -0.0554 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.95% 0.08 226.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7877, 14.4623, 26.9761) |
| Luminance | 0.1446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.37
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.84
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.94
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.80
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.26
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C728C #8C462C
analogous
#2C8C76 #2C728C #2C428C
triadic
#2C728C #8C2C72 #728C2C
tetradic
#2C728C #762C8C #8C462C #428C2C
square
#2C728C #762C8C #8C462C #428C2C
split-complementary
#2C728C #8C2C42 #8C762C
monochromatic
#0F262F #1D4C5D #2C728C #3B98BB #64B2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#2C728C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#2C728C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C728C
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C728C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C728C | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64708D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57668C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c728c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 114, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.080 226.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#719aad',
500: '#2c728c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c728c; $custom-light: #719aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c728c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 114,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.25,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51947,
"c": 0.08,
"h": 226.1
},
"luminance": 0.14464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C728C
secondary
#B5765F
accent
#734CDC
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F