#2C8A7E#2C8A7E
#2C8A7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.088 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 138, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 68%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 8.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.08, -30.08, -1.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.08, 30.12, 182.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.59% -0.0882 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.59% 0.088 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8913, 20.2172, 22.9048) |
| Luminance | 0.2022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.45
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.08
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.78
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8A7E #8A2C38
analogous
#2C8A4F #2C8A7E #2C678A
triadic
#2C8A7E #7E2C8A #8A7E2C
tetradic
#2C8A7E #4F2C8A #8A2C38 #678A2C
square
#2C8A7E #4F2C8A #8A2C38 #678A2C
split-complementary
#2C8A7E #8A2C67 #8A4F2C
monochromatic
#0E2D29 #1D5C54 #2C8A7E #3BB8A8 #63CDC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#2C8A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#2C8A7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8A7E
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8A7E | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83827E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76787F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 138, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.088 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aca3',
500: '#2c8a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8a7e; $custom-light: #72aca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 138,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.34,
"s": 51.648,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57592,
"c": 0.08831,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.20219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8A7E
secondary
#B45E69
accent
#4D5FDB
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F