#2E9CB8#2E9CB8
#2E9CB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.104 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 15.2%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.72, -20.97, -23.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.72, 31.34, 228.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.43% -0.0805 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.43% 0.104 218.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6633, 27.8159, 49.5654) |
| Luminance | 0.2782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.61
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.50
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.37
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CB8 #B84A2E
analogous
#2EB88F #2E9CB8 #2E57B8
triadic
#2E9CB8 #B82E9C #9CB82E
tetradic
#2E9CB8 #8F2EB8 #B84A2E #57B82E
square
#2E9CB8 #8F2EB8 #B84A2E #57B82E
split-complementary
#2E9CB8 #B82E57 #B88F2E
monochromatic
#164956 #227287 #2E9CB8 #50B9D3 #81CCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#2E9CB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#2E9CB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CB8
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CB8 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A98BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9cb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.104 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb9cd',
500: '#2e9cb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9cb8; $custom-light: #7bb9cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9cb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.174,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64432,
"c": 0.10355,
"h": 218.9
},
"luminance": 0.27818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CB8
secondary
#C88979
accent
#6545E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082