#2C8B7F#2C8B7F
#2C8B7F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.089 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8B7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 139, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 8.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, -30.28, -1.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 30.33, 183.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.89% -0.0888 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.89% 0.089 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1003, 20.5314, 23.2944) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.46
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.89
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.99
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8B7F #8B2C38
analogous
#2C8B4F #2C8B7F #2C678B
triadic
#2C8B7F #7F2C8B #8B7F2C
tetradic
#2C8B7F #4F2C8B #8B2C38 #678B2C
square
#2C8B7F #4F2C8B #8B2C38 #678B2C
split-complementary
#2C8B7F #8B2C67 #8B4F2C
monochromatic
#0F2E2A #1D5D55 #2C8B7F #3BB9A9 #64CEC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#2C8B7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#2C8B7F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8B7F
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8B7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8B7F | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84837F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777980
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8b7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 139, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.089 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73ada4',
500: '#2c8b7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8b7f; $custom-light: #73ada4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8b7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 139,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.421,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57887,
"c": 0.08892,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.20533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8B7F
secondary
#B45F69
accent
#4C5EDB
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F