#2C9492#2C9492
#2C9492 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.092 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9492 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 148, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 1.4%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.88, -29.12, -7.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.88, 30.07, 194.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.88% -0.0895 -0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.88% 0.092 193.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8146, 23.7887, 30.8940) |
| Luminance | 0.2379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.73
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.68
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.71
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.86
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9492 #942C2E
analogous
#2C945E #2C9492 #2C6294
triadic
#2C9492 #922C94 #94922C
tetradic
#2C9492 #5E2C94 #942C2E #62942C
square
#2C9492 #5E2C94 #942C2E #62942C
split-complementary
#2C9492 #942C62 #945E2C
monochromatic
#103635 #1E6563 #2C9492 #3AC3C1 #68D2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#2C9492 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#2C9492 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9492
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9492 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9492 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8C92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8193
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009893
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9492; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 148, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.092 193.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b4b1',
500: '#2c9492',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9492; $custom-light: #75b4b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9492",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 148,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.846,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60875,
"c": 0.09191,
"h": 193.1
},
"luminance": 0.23791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9492
secondary
#B96365
accent
#4A4DDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F