#2C8997#2C8997

#2C8997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.087 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8997
RGB	rgb(44, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, -22.01, -15.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 26.83, 214.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% -0.0756 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.087 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5679, 20.6594, 32.4393)
Luminance	0.2066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8997 #973A2C

analogous

#2C976F #2C8997 #2C5497

triadic

#2C8997 #972C89 #89972C

tetradic

#2C8997 #6F2C97 #973A2C #54972C

square

#2C8997 #6F2C97 #973A2C #54972C

split-complementary

#2C8997 #972C54 #976F2C

monochromatic

#103338 #1E5E68 #2C8997 #3AB4C6 #6AC6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#2C8997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#2C8997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8997

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8997	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	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)

#7D8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.087 209.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75abb5',
    500: '#2c8997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8997;
$custom-light: #75abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.85,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5826,
    "c": 0.08684,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8997

secondary

#BA7065

accent

#5D4ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8997

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

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