#2C8B74#2C8B74
#2C8B74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.095 H 173.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8B74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 139, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 16.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, -33.29, 4.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 33.57, 172.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.54% -0.0942 0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.54% 0.095 173.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4221, 20.2602, 19.7228) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.18
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.82
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 6.31
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8B74 #8B2C43
analogous
#2C8B44 #2C8B74 #2C728B
triadic
#2C8B74 #742C8B #8B742C
tetradic
#2C8B74 #442C8B #8B2C43 #728B2C
square
#2C8B74 #442C8B #8B2C43 #728B2C
split-complementary
#2C8B74 #8B2C72 #8B442C
monochromatic
#0F2E26 #1D5D4D #2C8B74 #3BB99B #64CEB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#2C8B74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#2C8B74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8B74
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8B74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8B74 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868273
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797876
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8b74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 139, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.095 173.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72ad9c',
500: '#2c8b74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8b74; $custom-light: #72ad9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8b74",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 139,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.474,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5754,
"c": 0.09479,
"h": 173.4
},
"luminance": 0.20262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8B74
secondary
#B45F73
accent
#4C6FDB
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E