#2C8E80#2C8E80
#2C8E80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.092 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8E80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 142, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 9.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.43, -31.43, -0.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.43, 31.44, 181.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.71% -0.0916 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.71% 0.092 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6061, 21.4383, 23.7861) |
| Luminance | 0.2144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.37
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.68
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8E80 #8E2C3A
analogous
#2C8E4F #2C8E80 #2C6B8E
triadic
#2C8E80 #802C8E #8E802C
tetradic
#2C8E80 #4F2C8E #8E2C3A #6B8E2C
square
#2C8E80 #4F2C8E #8E2C3A #6B8E2C
split-complementary
#2C8E80 #8E2C6B #8E4F2C
monochromatic
#0F312C #1E5F56 #2C8E80 #3ABDAA #65CFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#2C8E80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#2C8E80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8E80
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8E80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8E80 | 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)
#88867F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797B81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8e80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 142, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.092 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73afa4',
500: '#2c8e80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8e80; $custom-light: #73afa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8e80",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 142,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58705,
"c": 0.09161,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.2144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8E80
secondary
#B6606C
accent
#4C60DC
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F