#2C8B8D#2C8B8D
#2C8B8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.086 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 139, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, -26.17, -9.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 27.71, 199.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.38% -0.0822 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.38% 0.086 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0769, 20.9221, 28.4379) |
| Luminance | 0.2092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.04
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.21
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.27
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.97
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8B8D #8D2E2C
analogous
#2C8D5F #2C8B8D #2C5B8D
triadic
#2C8B8D #8D2C8B #8B8D2C
tetradic
#2C8B8D #5F2C8D #8D2E2C #5B8D2C
square
#2C8B8D #5F2C8D #8D2E2C #5B8D2C
split-complementary
#2C8B8D #8D2C5B #8D5F2C
monochromatic
#0F2F30 #1D5D5E #2C8B8D #3BB9BC #65CDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#2C8B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#2C8B8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8B8D
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8B8D | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81848D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#737A8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 139, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.086 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74adae',
500: '#2c8b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8b8d; $custom-light: #74adae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 139,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.237,
"s": 52.432,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5838,
"c": 0.08602,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.20924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8B8D
secondary
#B56160
accent
#4F4CDC
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F