#2C3838#2C3838

#2C3838 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.016 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C3838
RGB	rgb(44, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(180, 12%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(180, 21%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 0%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.48, -4.96, -1.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.48, 5.23, 198.45°)
OKLab	oklab(32.98% -0.0153 -0.0045)
OKLCH	oklch(32.98% 0.016 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1665, 3.6492, 4.2782)
Luminance	0.0365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C3838 #382C2C

analogous

#2C3832 #2C3838 #2C3238

triadic

#2C3838 #382C38 #38382C

tetradic

#2C3838 #322C38 #382C2C #32382C

square

#2C3838 #322C38 #382C2C #32382C

split-complementary

#2C3838 #382C32 #38322C

monochromatic

#0D1111 #111616 #2C3838 #475A5A #627D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.14

#2C3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#2C3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C3838

12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C3838	1.00	12.14	1.73	12.14
#FFFFFF	12.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343538

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#283938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.016 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656e6e',
    500: '#2c3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c3838;
$custom-light: #656e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 12,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32982,
    "c": 0.01597,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C3838

secondary

#685858

accent

#7373B5

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050707

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C3838

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

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