#2C8987#2C8987

#2C8987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.085 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8987
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(179, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.03, -26.97, -6.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.03, 27.83, 194.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.64% -0.0828 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(57.64% 0.085 193)
XYZ	xyz(14.3556, 20.1744, 26.0545)
Luminance	0.2018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8987 #892C2E

analogous

#2C8959 #2C8987 #2C5C89

triadic

#2C8987 #872C89 #89872C

tetradic

#2C8987 #592C89 #892C2E #5C892C

square

#2C8987 #592C89 #892C2E #5C892C

split-complementary

#2C8987 #892C5C #89592C

monochromatic

#0E2C2C #1D5B59 #2C8987 #3BB7B5 #63CDCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#2C8987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#2C8987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8987

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8987	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.085 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aca9',
    500: '#2c8987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8987;
$custom-light: #73aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.71,
    "s": 51.381,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57643,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.20176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8987

secondary

#B35E60

accent

#4D50DB

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8987

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

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