#2D809F#2D809F

#2D809F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.091 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D809F
RGB	rgb(45, 128, 159)
HSL	hsl(196, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, -14.35, -23.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 27.78, 238.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% -0.0624 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.091 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0568, 18.4977, 35.5710)
Luminance	0.1850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D809F #9F4C2D

analogous

#2D9F85 #2D809F #2D479F

triadic

#2D809F #9F2D80 #809F2D

tetradic

#2D809F #852D9F #9F4C2D #479F2D

square

#2D809F #852D9F #9F4C2D #479F2D

split-complementary

#2D809F #9F2D47 #9F852D

monochromatic

#123340 #205A6F #2D809F #40A4C9 #70BBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#2D809F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#2D809F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D809F

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D809F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D809F	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60729F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d809f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 128, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.091 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a5bb',
    500: '#2d809f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d809f;
$custom-light: #75a5bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d809f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.316,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56378,
    "c": 0.09129,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D809F

secondary

#BE816A

accent

#7249DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D809F

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

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