#2D9CBD#2D9CBD
#2D9CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.107 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.89, -19.43, -25.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.89, 32.34, 233.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.63% -0.079 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.63% 0.107 222.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1521, 28.0063, 52.3725) |
| Luminance | 0.2801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.08
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.63
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.79
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9CBD #BD4E2D
analogous
#2DBD96 #2D9CBD #2D54BD
triadic
#2D9CBD #BD2D9C #9CBD2D
tetradic
#2D9CBD #962DBD #BD4E2D #54BD2D
square
#2D9CBD #962DBD #BD4E2D #54BD2D
split-complementary
#2D9CBD #BD2D54 #BD962D
monochromatic
#154A5A #21738C #2D9CBD #52B7D6 #83CCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2D9CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#2D9CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9CBD
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9CBD | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8998BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 156, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.107 222.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb9d1',
500: '#2d9cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9cbd; $custom-light: #7cb9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 156,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.75,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64628,
"c": 0.10714,
"h": 222.5
},
"luminance": 0.28009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9CBD
secondary
#CB8D7B
accent
#6843E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8082