#2E7B9F#2E7B9F

#2E7B9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.093 H 232.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E7B9F
RGB	rgb(46, 123, 159)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 22.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, -11.37, -26.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 28.51, 246.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% -0.0566 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.093 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4652, 17.2483, 35.3611)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E7B9F #9F522E

analogous

#2E9F8A #2E7B9F #2E429F

triadic

#2E7B9F #9F2E7B #7B9F2E

tetradic

#2E7B9F #8A2E9F #9F522E #429F2E

square

#2E7B9F #8A2E9F #9F522E #429F2E

split-complementary

#2E7B9F #9F2E42 #9F8A2E

monochromatic

#133240 #205670 #2E7B9F #429DC8 #71B6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#2E7B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#2E7B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E7B9F

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E7B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E7B9F	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e7b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 123, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.093 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a1bb',
    500: '#2e7b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e7b9f;
$custom-light: #75a1bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e7b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.115,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5517,
    "c": 0.09271,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E7B9F

secondary

#BE856B

accent

#7949DE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E7B9F

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

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