#2E879E#2E879E

#2E879E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.089 H 218.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E879E
RGB	rgb(46, 135, 158)
HSL	hsl(192, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 14.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.26, -18.38, -19.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.26, 27.07, 227.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% -0.0696 -0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.089 218.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9597, 20.3756, 35.4329)
Luminance	0.2038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E879E #9E452E

analogous

#2E9E7D #2E879E #2E4F9E

triadic

#2E879E #9E2E87 #879E2E

tetradic

#2E879E #7D2E9E #9E452E #4F9E2E

square

#2E879E #7D2E9E #9E452E #4F9E2E

split-complementary

#2E879E #9E2E4F #9E7D2E

monochromatic

#12363F #205F6F #2E879E #41ACC8 #71C1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2E879E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#2E879E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E879E

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E879E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E879E	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#78839F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69789E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e879e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 135, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.089 218.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aaba',
    500: '#2e879e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e879e;
$custom-light: #76aaba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e879e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.321,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58107,
    "c": 0.08898,
    "h": 218.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E879E

secondary

#BD7C6B

accent

#684ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E879E

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

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