#2C9795#2C9795
#2C9795 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.094 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9795 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 151, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 55%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 71%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.92, -29.69, -7.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.92, 30.67, 194.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.75% -0.0913 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.75% 0.094 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5277, 24.8366, 32.2981) |
| Luminance | 0.2484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.58
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.66
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.68
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.09
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9795 #972C2E
analogous
#2C9760 #2C9795 #2C6397
triadic
#2C9795 #952C97 #97952C
tetradic
#2C9795 #602C97 #972C2E #63972C
square
#2C9795 #602C97 #972C2E #63972C
split-complementary
#2C9795 #972C63 #97602C
monochromatic
#103837 #1E6866 #2C9795 #3AC6C3 #6AD4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#2C9795 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#2C9795 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9795
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9795 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9795 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8F95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8496
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9795; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.094 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b6b4',
500: '#2c9795',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9795; $custom-light: #76b6b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9795",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 151,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.879,
"s": 54.872,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61751,
"c": 0.09374,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.24839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9795
secondary
#BA6566
accent
#4A4CDE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080