#2C8985#2C8985

#2C8985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.085 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8985
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(177, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(177, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, -27.57, -5.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 28.17, 191.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% -0.0838 -0.0162)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.085 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2161, 20.1186, 25.3198)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8985 #892C30

analogous

#2C8956 #2C8985 #2C5F89

triadic

#2C8985 #852C89 #89852C

tetradic

#2C8985 #562C89 #892C30 #5F892C

square

#2C8985 #562C89 #892C30 #5F892C

split-complementary

#2C8985 #892C5F #89562C

monochromatic

#0E2C2B #1D5B58 #2C8985 #3BB7B2 #63CDC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#2C8985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#2C8985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8985

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8985	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818285

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737886

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.085 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aca8',
    500: '#2c8985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8985;
$custom-light: #73aca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.419,
    "s": 51.381,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57572,
    "c": 0.08531,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8985

secondary

#B35E61

accent

#4D53DB

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8985

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

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