#2C9979#2C9979

#2C9979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.109 H 169.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9979
RGB	rgb(44, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(162, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(162, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.78, -38.32, 8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.78, 39.17, 168.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.38% -0.1068 0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(61.38% 0.109 169)
XYZ	xyz(15.8793, 24.6966, 22.0155)
Luminance	0.2470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9979 #992C4C

analogous

#2C9942 #2C9979 #2C8299

triadic

#2C9979 #792C99 #99792C

tetradic

#2C9979 #422C99 #992C4C #82992C

square

#2C9979 #422C99 #992C4C #82992C

split-complementary

#2C9979 #992C82 #99422C

monochromatic

#113A2E #1E6953 #2C9979 #3BC79E #6BD4B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#2C9979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#2C9979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9979

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9979	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86847B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.109 169.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b89f',
    500: '#2c9979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9979;
$custom-light: #75b89f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.385,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61382,
    "c": 0.10876,
    "h": 169
  },
  "luminance": 0.24698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9979

secondary

#BB667F

accent

#4975DF

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9979

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

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