#2C8CAB#2C8CAB

#2C8CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.098 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8CAB
RGB	rgb(44, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, -17.01, -24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 29.65, 234.99°)
OKLab	oklab(59.88% -0.0705 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(59.88% 0.098 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7644, 22.2298, 41.8747)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8CAB #AB4B2C

analogous

#2CAB8B #2C8CAB #2C4CAB

triadic

#2C8CAB #AB2C8C #8CAB2C

tetradic

#2C8CAB #8B2CAB #AB4B2C #4CAB2C

square

#2C8CAB #8B2CAB #AB4B2C #4CAB2C

split-complementary

#2C8CAB #AB2C4C #AB8B2C

monochromatic

#133C4A #1F647A #2C8CAB #45ADCF #76C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#2C8CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#2C8CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8CAB

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8CAB	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.098 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78adc4',
    500: '#2c8cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8cab;
$custom-light: #78adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.646,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59875,
    "c": 0.09799,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8CAB

secondary

#C3846F

accent

#6C46E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8CAB

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

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