#2C8993#2C8993

#2C8993 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.086 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8993
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 147)
HSL	hsl(186, 54%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 70%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, -23.28, -13.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 26.79, 209.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% -0.0774 -0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.086 205.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2485, 20.5316, 30.7575)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8993 #93362C

analogous

#2C9369 #2C8993 #2C5693

triadic

#2C8993 #932C89 #89932C

tetradic

#2C8993 #692C93 #93362C #56932C

square

#2C8993 #692C93 #93362C #56932C

split-complementary

#2C8993 #932C56 #93692C

monochromatic

#103135 #1E5D64 #2C8993 #3AB5C2 #68C7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#2C8993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#2C8993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8993

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8993	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.086 205.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb2',
    500: '#2c8993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8993;
$custom-light: #74abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.825,
    "s": 53.927,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58099,
    "c": 0.08567,
    "h": 205.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8993

secondary

#B86B63

accent

#594ADD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F5

border

#C9CECF

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8993

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

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