#2C8779#2C8779
#2C8779 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.087 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 135, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 51%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 67%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 10.4%, 47.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.97, -30.05, -0.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.97, 30.05, 180.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.64% -0.0873 -0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.64% 0.087 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1522, 19.2424, 21.1065) |
| Luminance | 0.1924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.52
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.53
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.04
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.34
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8779 #872C3A
analogous
#2C874B #2C8779 #2C6887
triadic
#2C8779 #792C87 #87792C
tetradic
#2C8779 #4B2C87 #872C3A #68872C
square
#2C8779 #4B2C87 #872C3A #68872C
split-complementary
#2C8779 #872C68 #874B2C
monochromatic
#0E2B26 #1D5950 #2C8779 #3BB5A2 #62CCBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#2C8779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#2C8779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8779
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8779 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817F78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74757A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008983
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 135, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.087 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aa9f',
500: '#2c8779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8779; $custom-light: #72aa9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8779",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 135,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 50.838,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56639,
"c": 0.08731,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.19244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8779
secondary
#B25D6A
accent
#4D63DA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E