#2C8386#2C8386

#2C8386 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.081 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8386
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 134)
HSL	hsl(182, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(182, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.08, -24.24, -9.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.08, 25.93, 200.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.0767 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.081 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4562, 18.4878, 25.4090)
Luminance	0.1849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8386 #862F2C

analogous

#2C865C #2C8386 #2C5686

triadic

#2C8386 #862C83 #83862C

tetradic

#2C8386 #5C2C86 #862F2C #56862C

square

#2C8386 #5C2C86 #862F2C #56862C

split-complementary

#2C8386 #862C56 #865C2C

monochromatic

#0E292A #1D5658 #2C8386 #3BB0B4 #61C8CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#2C8386 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#2C8386 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8386

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8386	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8386	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7D86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7387

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8386;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.081 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a7a9',
    500: '#2c8386',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8386;
$custom-light: #72a7a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8386",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56052,
    "c": 0.08086,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8386

secondary

#B15F5C

accent

#524EDA

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8386

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

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