#2E8396#2E8396

#2E8396 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.084 H 215.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8396
RGB	rgb(46, 131, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.70, -18.85, -17.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.70, 25.79, 223.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% -0.0687 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.084 215.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7457, 19.0138, 31.7411)
Luminance	0.1902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8396 #96412E

analogous

#2E9675 #2E8396 #2E4F96

triadic

#2E8396 #962E83 #83962E

tetradic

#2E8396 #752E96 #96412E #4F962E

square

#2E8396 #752E96 #96412E #4F962E

split-complementary

#2E8396 #962E4F #96752E

monochromatic

#113138 #205A67 #2E8396 #3EABC4 #6CBFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#2E8396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#2E8396 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8396

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8396	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#767F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 131, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.084 215.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a7b5',
    500: '#2e8396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8396;
$custom-light: #75a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.962,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56756,
    "c": 0.08436,
    "h": 215.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8396

secondary

#B97667

accent

#664BDC

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8396

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

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