#2E788E#2E788E
#2E788E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.079 H 220.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E788E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 120, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.93, -15.47, -18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.93, 24.25, 230.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.63% -0.06 -0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.63% 0.079 220.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7237, 15.9654, 27.9970) |
| Luminance | 0.1597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 2.64
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.89
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.83
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.29
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.65
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E788E #8E442E
analogous
#2E8E74 #2E788E #2E488E
triadic
#2E788E #8E2E78 #788E2E
tetradic
#2E788E #742E8E #8E442E #488E2E
square
#2E788E #742E8E #8E442E #488E2E
split-complementary
#2E788E #8E2E48 #8E742E
monochromatic
#102A32 #1F5160 #2E788E #3D9FBC #68B7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#2E788E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#2E788E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E788E
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E788E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E788E | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B758F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6B8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e788e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 120, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.079 220.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#739faf',
500: '#2e788e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e788e; $custom-light: #739faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e788e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 120,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.75,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53625,
"c": 0.07947,
"h": 220.9
},
"luminance": 0.15967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E788E
secondary
#B57663
accent
#6E4DDB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F