#2D9CB5#2D9CB5
#2D9CB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.102 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9CB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.59, -22.07, -21.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.59, 31.03, 224.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.28% -0.0822 -0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.28% 0.102 216.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3076, 27.6685, 47.9247) |
| Luminance | 0.2767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.06
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.90
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.46
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9CB5 #B5462D
analogous
#2DB58A #2D9CB5 #2D58B5
triadic
#2D9CB5 #B52D9C #9CB52D
tetradic
#2D9CB5 #8A2DB5 #B5462D #58B52D
square
#2D9CB5 #8A2DB5 #B5462D #58B52D
split-complementary
#2D9CB5 #B52D58 #B58A2D
monochromatic
#154853 #217284 #2D9CB5 #4DBAD3 #7ECDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2D9CB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#2D9CB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9CB5
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9CB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9CB5 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B97B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798AB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9cb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 156, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.102 216.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb9cb',
500: '#2d9cb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9cb5; $custom-light: #7bb9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9cb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 156,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.029,
"s": 60.177,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64281,
"c": 0.10226,
"h": 216.5
},
"luminance": 0.27671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9CB5
secondary
#C78576
accent
#6244E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082