#2C8DA9#2C8DA9
#2C8DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.096 H 221.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8DA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 141, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.50, -18.23, -22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.50, 29.18, 231.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.03% -0.0723 -0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.03% 0.096 221.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7220, 22.4477, 40.9273) |
| Luminance | 0.2245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.65
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.47
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.40
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.43
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 9.54
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8DA9 #A9482C
analogous
#2CA987 #2C8DA9 #2C4FA9
triadic
#2C8DA9 #A92C8D #8DA92C
tetradic
#2C8DA9 #872CA9 #A9482C #4FA92C
square
#2C8DA9 #872CA9 #A9482C #4FA92C
split-complementary
#2C8DA9 #A92C4F #A9872C
monochromatic
#133C48 #1F6478 #2C8DA9 #44AFCE #74C4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#2C8DA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#2C8DA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8DA9
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8DA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8DA9 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C89AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7DA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8da9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 141, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.096 221.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77aec2',
500: '#2c8da9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8da9; $custom-light: #77aec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8da9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 141,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.44,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60033,
"c": 0.09641,
"h": 221.4
},
"luminance": 0.2245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8DA9
secondary
#C3816E
accent
#6946E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81