#2C8586#2C8586

#2C8586 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.082 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8586
RGB	rgb(44, 133, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 67%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.72, -25.26, -8.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.72, 26.57, 198.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% -0.0789 -0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.082 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7274, 19.0302, 25.4994)
Luminance	0.1903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8586 #862D2C

analogous

#2C865A #2C8586 #2C5886

triadic

#2C8586 #862C85 #85862C

tetradic

#2C8586 #5A2C86 #862D2C #58862C

square

#2C8586 #5A2C86 #862D2C #58862C

split-complementary

#2C8586 #862C58 #865A2C

monochromatic

#0E2A2A #1D5758 #2C8586 #3BB3B4 #61CACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#2C8586 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#2C8586 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8586

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8586	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8586	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7F86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8586;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 133, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.082 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9a9',
    500: '#2c8586',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8586;
$custom-light: #72a9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8586",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.667,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5657,
    "c": 0.08217,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8586

secondary

#B15D5C

accent

#4F4EDA

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8586

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

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