#2C8F8E#2C8F8E
#2C8F8E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.089 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 143, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 53%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 0.7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.17, -27.86, -7.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.17, 28.92, 195.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.45% -0.086 -0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.45% 0.089 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7414, 22.1316, 29.0281) |
| Luminance | 0.2213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.32
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.13
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.18
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8F8E #8F2C2D
analogous
#2C8F5D #2C8F8E #2C5F8F
triadic
#2C8F8E #8E2C8F #8F8E2C
tetradic
#2C8F8E #5D2C8F #8F2C2D #5F8F2C
square
#2C8F8E #5D2C8F #8F2C2D #5F8F2C
split-complementary
#2C8F8E #8F2C5F #8F5D2C
monochromatic
#0F3131 #1E6060 #2C8F8E #3ABEBC #66D0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#2C8F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#2C8F8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8F8E
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8F8E | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86888E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777D8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 143, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.089 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b0af',
500: '#2c8f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8f8e; $custom-light: #74b0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 143,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.394,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59447,
"c": 0.08869,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.22133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8F8E
secondary
#B66161
accent
#4B4DDC
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF5F4
border
#C9CFCE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F