#2C997D#2C997D
#2C997D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.106 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C997D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 153, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 71%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.88, -37.30, 5.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.88, 37.78, 170.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.5% -0.1048 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.106 171.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1297, 24.7968, 23.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.2480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 3.61
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.60
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.78
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.41
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C997D #992C48
analogous
#2C9946 #2C997D #2C7E99
triadic
#2C997D #7D2C99 #997D2C
tetradic
#2C997D #462C99 #992C48 #7E992C
square
#2C997D #462C99 #992C48 #7E992C
split-complementary
#2C997D #992C7E #99462C
monochromatic
#113A2F #1E6956 #2C997D #3BC7A3 #6BD4B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#2C997D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#2C997D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C997D
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C997D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C997D | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948F7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86847F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c997d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.106 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8a2',
500: '#2c997d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c997d; $custom-light: #75b8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c997d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 153,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.587,
"s": 55.33,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61495,
"c": 0.10591,
"h": 171.8
},
"luminance": 0.24799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C997D
secondary
#BB667C
accent
#4970DF
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EEF6F2
border
#C9D0CC
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807E