#2C838E#2C838E

#2C838E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.082 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C838E
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 142)
HSL	hsl(187, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 7.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.36, -21.74, -13.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.36, 25.57, 211.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% -0.0731 -0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.082 207.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0354, 18.7195, 28.4595)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C838E #8E372C

analogous

#2C8E68 #2C838E #2C528E

triadic

#2C838E #8E2C83 #838E2C

tetradic

#2C838E #682C8E #8E372C #528E2C

square

#2C838E #682C8E #8E372C #528E2C

split-complementary

#2C838E #8E2C52 #8E682C

monochromatic

#0F2D31 #1E585F #2C838E #3AAEBD #65C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#2C838E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#2C838E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C838E

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C838E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C838E	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)

#787E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c838e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.082 207.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a7af',
    500: '#2c838e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c838e;
$custom-light: #73a7af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c838e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.735,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56365,
    "c": 0.08214,
    "h": 207.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C838E

secondary

#B66A60

accent

#5C4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C838E

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

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