#2C8991#2C8991

#2C8991 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.085 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8991
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 145)
HSL	hsl(185, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 70%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.36, -23.91, -12.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.36, 26.84, 207.00°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% -0.0783 -0.0338)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.085 203.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0930, 20.4694, 29.9381)
Luminance	0.2047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8991 #91342C

analogous

#2C9166 #2C8991 #2C5791

triadic

#2C8991 #912C89 #89912C

tetradic

#2C8991 #662C91 #91342C #57912C

square

#2C8991 #662C91 #91342C #57912C

split-complementary

#2C8991 #912C57 #91662C

monochromatic

#103033 #1E5D62 #2C8991 #3AB5C0 #67C8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#2C8991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#2C8991 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8991

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8991	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8392

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7891

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.085 203.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb1',
    500: '#2c8991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8991;
$custom-light: #74abb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.752,
    "s": 53.439,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5802,
    "c": 0.08526,
    "h": 203.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8991

secondary

#B76862

accent

#574BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8991

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

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