#2C9799#2C9799
#2C9799 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.093 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 151, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 71%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -28.49, -9.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 30.12, 198.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.9% -0.0895 -0.0271) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.093 196.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8525, 24.9665, 34.0089) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.76
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9799 #992E2C
analogous
#2C9964 #2C9799 #2C6099
triadic
#2C9799 #992C97 #97992C
tetradic
#2C9799 #642C99 #992E2C #60992C
square
#2C9799 #642C99 #992E2C #60992C
split-complementary
#2C9799 #992C60 #99642C
monochromatic
#11393A #1E6869 #2C9799 #3BC4C7 #6BD2D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#2C9799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#2C9799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9799
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9799 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C849A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.093 196.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b6b7',
500: '#2c9799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9799; $custom-light: #77b6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9799",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 151,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.101,
"s": 55.33,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61896,
"c": 0.09348,
"h": 196.9
},
"luminance": 0.24969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9799
secondary
#BB6766
accent
#4C49DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080