#2C838D#2C838D

#2C838D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.082 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C838D
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 141)
HSL	hsl(186, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(186, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.32, -22.06, -12.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.32, 25.57, 210.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% -0.0736 -0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.082 206)
XYZ	xyz(13.9607, 18.6896, 28.0658)
Luminance	0.1869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C838D #8D362C

analogous

#2C8D67 #2C838D #2C538D

triadic

#2C838D #8D2C83 #838D2C

tetradic

#2C838D #672C8D #8D362C #538D2C

square

#2C838D #672C8D #8D362C #538D2C

split-complementary

#2C838D #8D2C53 #8D672C

monochromatic

#0F2C30 #1D585E #2C838D #3BAEBC #65C4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#2C838D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#2C838D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C838D

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C838D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C838D	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c838d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.082 206.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a7ae',
    500: '#2c838d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c838d;
$custom-light: #73a7ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c838d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.186,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56325,
    "c": 0.08187,
    "h": 206
  },
  "luminance": 0.18691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C838D

secondary

#B56860

accent

#5B4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C838D

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

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