#2F596B#2F596B
#2F596B is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.055 H 227.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F596B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 89, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 39%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 56%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.62, -9.00, -14.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.62, 17.32, 238.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.13% -0.0372 -0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.13% 0.055 227.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3975, 8.8100, 15.2177) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.33
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 7.42
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 7.53
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.82
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.96
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F596B #6B412F
analogous
#2F6B5F #2F596B #2F3B6B
triadic
#2F596B #6B2F59 #596B2F
tetradic
#2F596B #5F2F6B #6B412F #3B6B2F
square
#2F596B #5F2F6B #6B412F #3B6B2F
split-complementary
#2F596B #6B2F3B #6B5F2F
monochromatic
#0A1216 #1C3640 #2F596B #427C96 #5D9CB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#2F596B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#2F596B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2F596B
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F596B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F596B | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50576C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47516B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#065E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f596b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 89, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.055 227.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d8895',
500: '#2f596b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f596b; $custom-light: #6d8895; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f596b",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 89,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198,
"s": 38.961,
"l": 30.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44128,
"c": 0.05544,
"h": 227.9
},
"luminance": 0.08811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F596B
secondary
#9C6D59
accent
#7C59CF
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#ECEFF1
border
#C7CACB
text
#070B0D
muted
#7A7C7E