#2C8397#2C8397

#2C8397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.086 H 216.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8397
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.69, -18.83, -18.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.69, 26.20, 224.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% -0.0693 -0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.086 216.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7386, 19.0008, 32.1629)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8397 #97402C

analogous

#2C9775 #2C8397 #2C4D97

triadic

#2C8397 #972C83 #83972C

tetradic

#2C8397 #752C97 #97402C #4D972C

square

#2C8397 #752C97 #97402C #4D972C

split-complementary

#2C8397 #972C4D #97752C

monochromatic

#103138 #1E5A68 #2C8397 #3AACC6 #6AC0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#2C8397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#2C8397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8397

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8397	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.086 216.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a7b5',
    500: '#2c8397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8397;
$custom-light: #74a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.215,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56741,
    "c": 0.08589,
    "h": 216.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8397

secondary

#BA7565

accent

#654ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8397

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

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