#2C9989#2C9989

#2C9989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.099 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9989
RGB	rgb(44, 153, 137)
HSL	hsl(171, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(171, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.19, -34.09, -0.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.19, 34.10, 180.68°)
OKLab	oklab(61.86% -0.099 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(61.86% 0.099 181)
XYZ	xyz(16.9431, 25.1221, 27.6182)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9989 #992C3C

analogous

#2C9952 #2C9989 #2C7299

triadic

#2C9989 #892C99 #99892C

tetradic

#2C9989 #522C99 #992C3C #72992C

square

#2C9989 #522C99 #992C3C #72992C

split-complementary

#2C9989 #992C72 #99522C

monochromatic

#113A34 #1E695E #2C9989 #3BC7B2 #6BD4C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2C9989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#2C9989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9989

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9989	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83858A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.099 181.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7ab',
    500: '#2c9989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9989;
$custom-light: #75b7ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.193,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61859,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 181
  },
  "luminance": 0.25124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9989

secondary

#BB6672

accent

#495FDF

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#0A1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9989

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

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