#2E798C#2E798C

#2E798C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.078 H 217.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E798C
RGB	rgb(46, 121, 140)
HSL	hsl(192, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(192, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, -16.68, -17.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 23.91, 225.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% -0.062 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.078 217.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6958, 16.1477, 27.2536)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E798C #8C412E

analogous

#2E8C70 #2E798C #2E4A8C

triadic

#2E798C #8C2E79 #798C2E

tetradic

#2E798C #702E8C #8C412E #4A8C2E

square

#2E798C #702E8C #8C412E #4A8C2E

split-complementary

#2E798C #8C2E4A #8C702E

monochromatic

#102930 #1F515E #2E798C #3DA1BA #67B9CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#2E798C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#2E798C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E798C

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E798C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E798C	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D758D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e798c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 121, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.078 217.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a0ad',
    500: '#2e798c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e798c;
$custom-light: #73a0ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e798c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.128,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5379,
    "c": 0.07819,
    "h": 217.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E798C

secondary

#B47262

accent

#6A4EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E798C

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

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