#2E788B#2E788B

#2E788B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.078 H 217.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E788B
RGB	rgb(46, 120, 139)
HSL	hsl(192, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(192, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, -16.46, -17.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 23.73, 226.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% -0.0613 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.078 217.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5015, 15.8765, 26.8267)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E788B #8B412E

analogous

#2E8B70 #2E788B #2E4A8B

triadic

#2E788B #8B2E78 #788B2E

tetradic

#2E788B #702E8B #8B412E #4A8B2E

square

#2E788B #702E8B #8B412E #4A8B2E

split-complementary

#2E788B #8B2E4A #8B702E

monochromatic

#10292F #1F505D #2E788B #3DA0B9 #67B8CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#2E788B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#2E788B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E788B

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E788B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E788B	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C758C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e788b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 120, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.078 217.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729fad',
    500: '#2e788b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e788b;
$custom-light: #729fad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e788b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.258,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53492,
    "c": 0.07756,
    "h": 217.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E788B

secondary

#B37261

accent

#6B4EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E788B

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

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