#2C8B7E#2C8B7E
#2C8B7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.089 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8B7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 139, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 9.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, -30.56, -1.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 30.58, 182.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.85% -0.0893 -0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.85% 0.089 182.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0354, 20.5055, 22.9529) |
| Luminance | 0.2051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.83
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.97
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.37
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8B7E #8B2C39
analogous
#2C8B4E #2C8B7E #2C688B
triadic
#2C8B7E #7E2C8B #8B7E2C
tetradic
#2C8B7E #4E2C8B #8B2C39 #688B2C
square
#2C8B7E #4E2C8B #8B2C39 #688B2C
split-complementary
#2C8B7E #8B2C68 #8B4E2C
monochromatic
#0F2E2A #1D5D54 #2C8B7E #3BB9A8 #64CEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2C8B7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#2C8B7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8B7E
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8B7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8B7E | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85837E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77797F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8b7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 139, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.089 182.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73ada3',
500: '#2c8b7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8b7e; $custom-light: #73ada3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8b7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 139,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.789,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57854,
"c": 0.08934,
"h": 182.2
},
"luminance": 0.20507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8B7E
secondary
#B45F6A
accent
#4C60DB
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F