Cornflower
#2D8CB9 · Cornflower
#2D8CB9 is Cornflower, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 45, 140, 185 and a relative luminance of 0.228, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.23
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.77:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.56:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #2D8CB9?
#2D8CB9 is Cornflower, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 45, 140, 185, and in HSL it is 199°, 61%, 45%.
Is #2D8CB9 a light or dark color?
#2D8CB9 has a relative luminance of 0.228, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #2D8CB9?
Its complementary color is #B9592D. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.