#2C838F#2C838F

#2C838F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.082 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C838F
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 143)
HSL	hsl(187, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 8.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.39, -21.42, -14.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.39, 25.59, 213.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% -0.0727 -0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.082 208.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1108, 18.7497, 28.8566)
Luminance	0.1875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C838F #8F382C

analogous

#2C8F6A #2C838F #2C528F

triadic

#2C838F #8F2C83 #838F2C

tetradic

#2C838F #6A2C8F #8F382C #528F2C

square

#2C838F #6A2C8F #8F382C #528F2C

split-complementary

#2C838F #8F2C52 #8F6A2C

monochromatic

#0F2D31 #1E5860 #2C838F #3AAEBE #66C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#2C838F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#2C838F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C838F

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C838F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C838F	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69738F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c838f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 131, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.082 208.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a7af',
    500: '#2c838f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c838f;
$custom-light: #73a7af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c838f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.273,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56406,
    "c": 0.08245,
    "h": 208.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C838F

secondary

#B66B61

accent

#5D4BDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C838F

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

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