#2F738E#2F738E
#2F738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.080 H 227.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F738E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 115, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 50%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.38, -12.48, -21.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.38, 24.47, 239.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.4% -0.0539 -0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.4% 0.08 227.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1836, 14.8175, 27.8039) |
| Luminance | 0.1482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.33
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.58
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.07
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.27
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.79
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F738E #8E4A2F
analogous
#2F8E7A #2F738E #2F438E
triadic
#2F738E #8E2F73 #738E2F
tetradic
#2F738E #7A2F8E #8E4A2F #438E2F
square
#2F738E #7A2F8E #8E4A2F #438E2F
split-complementary
#2F738E #8E2F43 #8E7A2F
monochromatic
#112932 #204E60 #2F738E #3E98BC #6AB1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#2F738E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#2F738E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2F738E
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F738E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F738E | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65718F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57678E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f738e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 115, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.080 227.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#739baf',
500: '#2f738e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f738e; $custom-light: #739baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f738e",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 115,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.053,
"s": 50.265,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52397,
"c": 0.0798,
"h": 227.5
},
"luminance": 0.14819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F738E
secondary
#B57B64
accent
#764EDA
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F