#2C8C79#2C8C79
#2C8C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.093 H 176.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8C79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 140, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 13.6%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.59, -32.42, 2.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.59, 32.48, 176.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.96% -0.0928 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.96% 0.093 176.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8663, 20.6706, 21.3445) |
| Luminance | 0.2067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.85
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.89
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.91
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8C79 #8C2C3F
analogous
#2C8C49 #2C8C79 #2C6F8C
triadic
#2C8C79 #792C8C #8C792C
tetradic
#2C8C79 #492C8C #8C2C3F #6F8C2C
square
#2C8C79 #492C8C #8C2C3F #6F8C2C
split-complementary
#2C8C79 #8C2C6F #8C492C
monochromatic
#0F2F29 #1D5D51 #2C8C79 #3BBBA1 #64CEB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#2C8C79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#2C8C79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8C79
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8C79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8C79 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#878378
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#79797A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8c79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 140, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.093 176.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72ae9f',
500: '#2c8c79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8c79; $custom-light: #72ae9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8c79",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 140,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.125,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57957,
"c": 0.09293,
"h": 176.9
},
"luminance": 0.20672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8C79
secondary
#B55F70
accent
#4C69DC
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E