#2C8289#2C8289

#2C8289 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.081 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8289
RGB	rgb(44, 130, 137)
HSL	hsl(185, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.86, -22.80, -11.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.86, 25.44, 206.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% -0.0743 -0.0313)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.081 202.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5347, 18.3054, 26.4820)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8289 #89332C

analogous

#2C8961 #2C8289 #2C5389

triadic

#2C8289 #892C82 #82892C

tetradic

#2C8289 #612C89 #89332C #53892C

square

#2C8289 #612C89 #89332C #53892C

split-complementary

#2C8289 #892C53 #89612C

monochromatic

#0E2A2C #1D565B #2C8289 #3BAEB7 #63C5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#2C8289 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#2C8289 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8289

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8289	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8289	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8289;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 130, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.081 202.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a6ab',
    500: '#2c8289',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8289;
$custom-light: #72a6ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8289",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.516,
    "s": 51.381,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55909,
    "c": 0.0806,
    "h": 202.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8289

secondary

#B3645E

accent

#584DDB

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8289

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

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