#2C8989#2C8989

#2C8989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.085 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8989
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 137)
HSL	hsl(180, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.10, -26.37, -7.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.10, 27.54, 196.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% -0.0819 -0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.085 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4977, 20.2313, 26.8030)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8989 #892C2C

analogous

#2C895A #2C8989 #2C5A89

triadic

#2C8989 #892C89 #89892C

tetradic

#2C8989 #5A2C89 #892C2C #5A892C

square

#2C8989 #5A2C89 #892C2C #5A892C

split-complementary

#2C8989 #892C5A #895A2C

monochromatic

#0E2C2C #1D5B5B #2C8989 #3BB7B7 #63CDCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#2C8989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#2C8989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8989

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8989	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72788A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.085 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73acab',
    500: '#2c8989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8989;
$custom-light: #73acab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 51.381,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57716,
    "c": 0.08481,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8989

secondary

#B35E5E

accent

#4D4DDB

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8989

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

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