#2C9AB5#2C9AB5
#2C9AB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.103 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9AB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 154, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.96, -21.15, -22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.96, 31.08, 227.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.77% -0.0806 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.77% 0.103 218.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9313, 26.9804, 47.8117) |
| Luminance | 0.2698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.95
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.67
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.21
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 11.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9AB5 #B5472C
analogous
#2CB58C #2C9AB5 #2C56B5
triadic
#2C9AB5 #B52C9A #9AB52C
tetradic
#2C9AB5 #8C2CB5 #B5472C #56B52C
square
#2C9AB5 #8C2CB5 #B5472C #56B52C
split-complementary
#2C9AB5 #B52C56 #B58C2C
monochromatic
#144653 #207084 #2C9AB5 #4BB8D3 #7CCCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2C9AB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2C9AB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9AB5
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9AB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9AB5 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8996B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7688B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9ab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.103 218.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab8cb',
500: '#2c9ab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9ab5; $custom-light: #7ab8cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9ab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 154,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.825,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63767,
"c": 0.10269,
"h": 218.3
},
"luminance": 0.26983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9AB5
secondary
#C88575
accent
#6344E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082