#2C9DB8#2C9DB8

#2C9DB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.104 H 217.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9DB8
RGB	rgb(44, 157, 184)
HSL	hsl(192, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(192, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.99, -21.73, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.99, 31.56, 226.50°)
OKLab	oklab(64.63% -0.0824 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(64.63% 0.104 217.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7437, 28.1075, 49.6174)
Luminance	0.2811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9DB8 #B8472C

analogous

#2CB88D #2C9DB8 #2C57B8

triadic

#2C9DB8 #B82C9D #9DB82C

tetradic

#2C9DB8 #8D2CB8 #B8472C #57B82C

square

#2C9DB8 #8D2CB8 #B8472C #57B82C

split-complementary

#2C9DB8 #B82C57 #B88D2C

monochromatic

#144955 #207387 #2C9DB8 #4DBAD4 #7ECDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#2C9DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#2C9DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9DB8

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9DB8	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C98B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 157, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.104 217.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbacd',
    500: '#2c9db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9db8;
$custom-light: #7bbacd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.571,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64632,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 217.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9DB8

secondary

#C98777

accent

#6243E5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9DB8

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

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