#2C8486#2C8486

#2C8486 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.082 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8486
RGB	rgb(44, 132, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.40, -24.76, -8.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.40, 26.25, 199.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% -0.0778 -0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.082 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5911, 18.7577, 25.4540)
Luminance	0.1876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8486 #862E2C

analogous

#2C865B #2C8486 #2C5786

triadic

#2C8486 #862C84 #84862C

tetradic

#2C8486 #5B2C86 #862E2C #57862C

square

#2C8486 #5B2C86 #862E2C #57862C

split-complementary

#2C8486 #862C57 #865B2C

monochromatic

#0E292A #1D5758 #2C8486 #3BB1B4 #61C9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#2C8486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#2C8486 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8486

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8486	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)

#7B7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 132, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.082 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8a9',
    500: '#2c8486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8486;
$custom-light: #72a8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.333,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56311,
    "c": 0.0815,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8486

secondary

#B15E5C

accent

#514EDA

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8486

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

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