#2C97AB#2C97AB

#2C97AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.097 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C97AB
RGB	rgb(44, 151, 171)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.66, -22.85, -19.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.66, 29.77, 219.88°)
OKLab	oklab(62.6% -0.0817 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.097 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4529, 25.6067, 42.4375)
Luminance	0.2561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C97AB #AB402C

analogous

#2CAB80 #2C97AB #2C57AB

triadic

#2C97AB #AB2C97 #97AB2C

tetradic

#2C97AB #802CAB #AB402C #57AB2C

square

#2C97AB #802CAB #AB402C #57AB2C

split-complementary

#2C97AB #AB2C57 #AB802C

monochromatic

#13414A #1F6C7A #2C97AB #45B9CF #76CCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#2C97AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#2C97AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C97AB

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C97AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C97AB	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8892AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7685AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c97ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.097 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b6c4',
    500: '#2c97ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c97ab;
$custom-light: #79b6c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c97ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.449,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62601,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C97AB

secondary

#C37D6F

accent

#5E46E2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C97AB

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

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