#2C8996#2C8996

#2C8996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.087 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8996
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(187, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.54, -22.33, -14.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.54, 26.80, 213.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% -0.0761 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.087 208.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4870, 20.6270, 32.0135)
Luminance	0.2063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8996 #96392C

analogous

#2C966E #2C8996 #2C5496

triadic

#2C8996 #962C89 #89962C

tetradic

#2C8996 #6E2C96 #96392C #54962C

square

#2C8996 #6E2C96 #96392C #54962C

split-complementary

#2C8996 #962C54 #966E2C

monochromatic

#103337 #1E5E67 #2C8996 #3AB4C5 #69C6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#2C8996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#2C8996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8996

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8996	1.00	4.10	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.087 208.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75abb4',
    500: '#2c8996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8996;
$custom-light: #75abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.358,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58219,
    "c": 0.08651,
    "h": 208.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8996

secondary

#BA6F64

accent

#5C4ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8996

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

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