#2C978E#2C978E
#2C978E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.095 H 186.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C978E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 151, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 55%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 71%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 6%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.70, -31.74, -3.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.70, 31.99, 187.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.51% -0.0945 -0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.51% 0.095 186.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9855, 24.6197, 29.4428) |
| Luminance | 0.2462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.70
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.78
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.10
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C978E #972C35
analogous
#2C9758 #2C978E #2C6A97
triadic
#2C978E #8E2C97 #978E2C
tetradic
#2C978E #582C97 #972C35 #6A972C
square
#2C978E #582C97 #972C35 #6A972C
split-complementary
#2C978E #972C6A #97582C
monochromatic
#103835 #1E6861 #2C978E #3AC6BA #6AD4CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#2C978E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#2C978E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C978E
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C978E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C978E | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8F8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F838F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c978e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.095 186.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b6af',
500: '#2c978e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c978e; $custom-light: #76b6af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c978e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 151,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.953,
"s": 54.872,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61507,
"c": 0.0952,
"h": 186.8
},
"luminance": 0.24622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C978E
secondary
#BA656C
accent
#4A56DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F