#2C8383#2C8383
#2C8383 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.081 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8383 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 131, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 50%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 66%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 0%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.98, -25.16, -7.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.98, 26.28, 196.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% -0.0781 -0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.081 195.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2499, 18.4053, 24.3226) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.42
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.35
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.76
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.15
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8383 #832C2C
analogous
#2C8358 #2C8383 #2C5883
triadic
#2C8383 #832C83 #83832C
tetradic
#2C8383 #582C83 #832C2C #58832C
square
#2C8383 #582C83 #832C2C #58832C
split-complementary
#2C8383 #832C58 #83582C
monochromatic
#0D2727 #1D5555 #2C8383 #3BB1B1 #60CACA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#2C8383 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#2C8383 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8383
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8383 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8383 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7D83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7384
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008783
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8383; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.081 195.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a7a7',
500: '#2c8383',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8383; $custom-light: #72a7a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8383",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 131,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 49.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5594,
"c": 0.08091,
"h": 195.1
},
"luminance": 0.18407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8383
secondary
#B05B5B
accent
#4F4FD9
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#090F0F
muted
#7B7F7F