#2C959F#2C959F

#2C959F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.093 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C959F
RGB	rgb(44, 149, 159)
HSL	hsl(185, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(185, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.62, -25.65, -13.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.62, 29.14, 208.34°)
OKLab	oklab(61.62% -0.0847 -0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(61.62% 0.093 204.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0414, 24.5314, 36.5784)
Luminance	0.2453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C959F #9F362C

analogous

#2C9F6F #2C959F #2C5C9F

triadic

#2C959F #9F2C95 #959F2C

tetradic

#2C959F #6F2C9F #9F362C #5C9F2C

square

#2C959F #6F2C9F #9F362C #5C9F2C

split-complementary

#2C959F #9F2C5C #9F6F2C

monochromatic

#113B3F #1F686F #2C959F #3EBECA #6ECED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#2C959F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#2C959F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C959F

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C959F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C959F	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78839F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c959f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 149, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.093 204.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b4bb',
    500: '#2c959f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c959f;
$custom-light: #77b4bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c959f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 56.65,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61616,
    "c": 0.09302,
    "h": 204.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C959F

secondary

#BE7069

accent

#5548E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C959F

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

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