#2E728C#2E728C
#2E728C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.079 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E728C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 114, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.95, -12.76, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.95, 24.17, 238.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.02% -0.0542 -0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.02% 0.079 226.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8758, 14.5077, 26.9802) |
| Luminance | 0.1451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.48
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.88
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.00
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.75
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.19
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E728C #8C482E
analogous
#2E8C77 #2E728C #2E438C
triadic
#2E728C #8C2E72 #728C2E
tetradic
#2E728C #772E8C #8C482E #438C2E
square
#2E728C #772E8C #8C482E #438C2E
split-complementary
#2E728C #8C2E43 #8C772E
monochromatic
#102730 #1F4C5E #2E728C #3D98BA #67B1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#2E728C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#2E728C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E728C
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E728C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E728C | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64708D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57668C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e728c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 114, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.079 226.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#729aad',
500: '#2e728c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e728c; $custom-light: #729aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e728c",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 114,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.596,
"s": 50.538,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52016,
"c": 0.07893,
"h": 226.6
},
"luminance": 0.14509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E728C
secondary
#B47962
accent
#754EDA
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F