#2C8296#2C8296

#2C8296 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.085 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8296
RGB	rgb(44, 130, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.34, -18.62, -18.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.34, 26.02, 224.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% -0.0686 -0.0506)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.085 216.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5241, 18.7011, 31.6925)
Luminance	0.1870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8296 #96402C

analogous

#2C9675 #2C8296 #2C4D96

triadic

#2C8296 #962C82 #82962C

tetradic

#2C8296 #752C96 #96402C #4D962C

square

#2C8296 #752C96 #96402C #4D962C

split-complementary

#2C8296 #962C4D #96752C

monochromatic

#103037 #1E5967 #2C8296 #3AABC5 #69BFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#2C8296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#2C8296 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8296

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8296	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 130, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.085 216.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a6b5',
    500: '#2c8296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8296;
$custom-light: #74a6b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.321,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56445,
    "c": 0.08529,
    "h": 216.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8296

secondary

#BA7464

accent

#664ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8296

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

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