#2C838C#2C838C

#2C838C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.082 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C838C
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 140)
HSL	hsl(186, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(186, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.29, -22.38, -12.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.29, 25.58, 209.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% -0.074 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.082 204.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8866, 18.6600, 27.6757)
Luminance	0.1866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C838C #8C352C

analogous

#2C8C65 #2C838C #2C538C

triadic

#2C838C #8C2C83 #838C2C

tetradic

#2C838C #652C8C #8C352C #538C2C

square

#2C838C #652C8C #8C352C #538C2C

split-complementary

#2C838C #8C2C53 #8C652C

monochromatic

#0F2C2F #1D575D #2C838C #3BAFBB #64C4CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#2C838C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#2C838C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C838C

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C838C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C838C	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787E8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c838c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.082 204.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a7ad',
    500: '#2c838c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c838c;
$custom-light: #73a7ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c838c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.625,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56285,
    "c": 0.08164,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C838C

secondary

#B5675F

accent

#5A4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C838C

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

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