#2C8EA0#2C8EA0

#2C8EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.091 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8EA0
RGB	rgb(44, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.47, -21.73, -17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.47, 28.00, 219.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.89% -0.077 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(59.89% 0.091 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0542, 22.4176, 36.6791)
Luminance	0.2242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8EA0 #A03E2C

analogous

#2CA078 #2C8EA0 #2C54A0

triadic

#2C8EA0 #A02C8E #8EA02C

tetradic

#2C8EA0 #782CA0 #A03E2C #54A02C

square

#2C8EA0 #782CA0 #A03E2C #54A02C

split-complementary

#2C8EA0 #A02C54 #A0782C

monochromatic

#123940 #1F6370 #2C8EA0 #3FB5CA #6FC7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2C8EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#2C8EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8EA0

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8EA0	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.091 212.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afbc',
    500: '#2c8ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8ea0;
$custom-light: #76afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.31,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59894,
    "c": 0.09141,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8EA0

secondary

#BF7669

accent

#5F48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8EA0

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

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