#2C8EA9#2C8EA9
#2C8EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.096 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 142, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 16%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.81, -18.77, -22.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.81, 29.16, 229.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.28% -0.0734 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.28% 0.096 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8702, 22.7439, 40.9766) |
| Luminance | 0.2275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.57
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.90
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.60
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.94
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 9.90
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 10.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8EA9 #A9472C
analogous
#2CA986 #2C8EA9 #2C50A9
triadic
#2C8EA9 #A92C8E #8EA92C
tetradic
#2C8EA9 #862CA9 #A9472C #50A92C
square
#2C8EA9 #862CA9 #A9472C #50A92C
split-complementary
#2C8EA9 #A92C50 #A9862C
monochromatic
#133C48 #1F6578 #2C8EA9 #44B0CE #74C5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#2C8EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#2C8EA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8EA9
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8EA9 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E8AAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7EA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009797
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 142, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.096 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77afc2',
500: '#2c8ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8ea9; $custom-light: #77afc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 142,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.96,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6028,
"c": 0.09628,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.22746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8EA9
secondary
#C3806E
accent
#6846E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81