#2E596A#2E596A
#2E596A is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.055 H 225.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E596A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 89, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 39%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 57%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 16%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.53, -9.58, -14.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.53, 17.22, 236.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.03% -0.0385 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.03% 0.055 225.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2996, 8.7656, 14.9401) |
| Luminance | 0.0877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.42
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.60
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 7.76
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 7.92
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.31
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E596A #6A3F2E
analogous
#2E6A5D #2E596A #2E3B6A
triadic
#2E596A #6A2E59 #596A2E
tetradic
#2E596A #5D2E6A #6A3F2E #3B6A2E
square
#2E596A #5D2E6A #6A3F2E #3B6A2E
split-complementary
#2E596A #6A2E3B #6A5D2E
monochromatic
#091215 #1B353F #2E596A #417D95 #5B9DB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.63
#2E596A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#2E596A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E596A
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E596A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E596A | 1.00 | 7.63 | 2.75 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50576B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47516A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#035E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e596a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 89, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.055 225.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c8894',
500: '#2e596a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e596a; $custom-light: #6c8894; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e596a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 89,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197,
"s": 39.474,
"l": 29.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44033,
"c": 0.0553,
"h": 225.9
},
"luminance": 0.08766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E596A
secondary
#9C6B58
accent
#7A58CF
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECEFF1
border
#C7CACB
text
#070B0D
muted
#7A7C7E