#2C8D8B#2C8D8B

#2C8D8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.088 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8D8B
RGB	rgb(44, 141, 139)
HSL	hsl(179, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(179, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 0%, 1.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, -27.77, -7.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 28.66, 194.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% -0.0853 -0.0197)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.088 193)
XYZ	xyz(15.2217, 21.4476, 27.7587)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8D8B #8D2C2E

analogous

#2C8D5B #2C8D8B #2C5F8D

triadic

#2C8D8B #8B2C8D #8D8B2C

tetradic

#2C8D8B #5B2C8D #8D2C2E #5F8D2C

square

#2C8D8B #5B2C8D #8D2C2E #5F8D2C

split-complementary

#2C8D8B #8D2C5F #8D5B2C

monochromatic

#0F302F #1D5E5D #2C8D8B #3BBCB9 #65CFCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#2C8D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#2C8D8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8D8B

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8D8B	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84868B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 141, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.088 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afac',
    500: '#2c8d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8d8b;
$custom-light: #74afac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.763,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58823,
    "c": 0.08755,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.21449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8D8B

secondary

#B56061

accent

#4C4FDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8D8B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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