#2E7B9B#2E7B9B
#2E7B9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.089 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E7B9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 123, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.40, -12.76, -24.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.40, 27.24, 242.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.98% -0.0581 -0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.98% 0.089 229.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1237, 17.1118, 33.5625) |
| Luminance | 0.1711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.09
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.24
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.41
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.91
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.24
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E7B9B #9B4E2E
analogous
#2E9B85 #2E7B9B #2E449B
triadic
#2E7B9B #9B2E7B #7B9B2E
tetradic
#2E7B9B #852E9B #9B4E2E #449B2E
square
#2E7B9B #852E9B #9B4E2E #449B2E
split-complementary
#2E7B9B #9B2E44 #9B852E
monochromatic
#12303D #20566C #2E7B9B #409FC6 #6FB7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#2E7B9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#2E7B9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E7B9B
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E7B9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E7B9B | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A799D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B6E9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008486
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e7b9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 123, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.089 229.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a1b8',
500: '#2e7b9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e7b9b; $custom-light: #75a1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e7b9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 123,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.615,
"s": 54.229,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54977,
"c": 0.08904,
"h": 229.2
},
"luminance": 0.17113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E7B9B
secondary
#BC8169
accent
#754ADE
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80