#2C979B#2C979B

#2C979B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.093 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C979B
RGB	rgb(44, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(182, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.11, -27.89, -10.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.11, 29.91, 201.18°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% -0.0886 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.094 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0191, 25.0331, 34.8862)
Luminance	0.2504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C979B #9B302C

analogous

#2C9B68 #2C979B #2C609B

triadic

#2C979B #9B2C97 #979B2C

tetradic

#2C979B #682C9B #9B302C #609B2C

square

#2C979B #682C9B #9B302C #609B2C

split-complementary

#2C979B #9B2C60 #9B682C

monochromatic

#113A3C #1E696B #2C979B #3CC3C8 #6CD2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#2C979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#2C979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C979B

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C979B	1.00	3.50	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C849C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.093 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b6b8',
    500: '#2c979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c979b;
$custom-light: #77b6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.162,
    "s": 55.779,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6197,
    "c": 0.0935,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C979B

secondary

#BC6A67

accent

#4E49DF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C979B

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

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