#2C9788#2C9788

#2C9788 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.097 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9788
RGB	rgb(44, 151, 136)
HSL	hsl(172, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(172, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.53, -33.44, -0.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.53, 33.45, 181.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% -0.0974 -0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.097 181.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5471, 24.4444, 27.1339)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9788 #972C3B

analogous

#2C9752 #2C9788 #2C7097

triadic

#2C9788 #882C97 #97882C

tetradic

#2C9788 #522C97 #972C3B #70972C

square

#2C9788 #522C97 #972C3B #70972C

split-complementary

#2C9788 #972C70 #97522C

monochromatic

#103833 #1E685D #2C9788 #3AC6B2 #6AD4C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#2C9788 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#2C9788 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9788

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9788	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9788	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9788;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.097 181.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b6aa',
    500: '#2c9788',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9788;
$custom-light: #75b6aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9788",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.589,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61309,
    "c": 0.09742,
    "h": 181.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9788

secondary

#BA6571

accent

#4A5EDE

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9788

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

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