#2D879F#2D879F

#2D879F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.090 H 219.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D879F
RGB	rgb(45, 135, 159)
HSL	hsl(193, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(193, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, -18.19, -20.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 27.36, 228.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% -0.0697 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.09 219.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0016, 20.3872, 35.8860)
Luminance	0.2039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D879F #9F452D

analogous

#2D9F7E #2D879F #2D4E9F

triadic

#2D879F #9F2D87 #879F2D

tetradic

#2D879F #7E2D9F #9F452D #4E9F2D

square

#2D879F #7E2D9F #9F452D #4E9F2D

split-complementary

#2D879F #9F2D4E #9F7E2D

monochromatic

#123640 #205E6F #2D879F #40ACC9 #70C1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2D879F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#2D879F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D879F

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D879F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D879F	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7883A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68789F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d879f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 135, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.090 219.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aabb',
    500: '#2d879f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d879f;
$custom-light: #76aabb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d879f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.632,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58123,
    "c": 0.09007,
    "h": 219.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D879F

secondary

#BE7C6A

accent

#6849DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D879F

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

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