#2C9995#2C9995

#2C9995 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.095 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9995
RGB	rgb(44, 153, 149)
HSL	hsl(178, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(178, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 2.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.55, -30.66, -6.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.55, 31.39, 192.38°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.0934 -0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.095 191.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8523, 25.4858, 32.4063)
Luminance	0.2549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9995 #992C30

analogous

#2C995E #2C9995 #2C6699

triadic

#2C9995 #952C99 #99952C

tetradic

#2C9995 #5E2C99 #992C30 #66992C

square

#2C9995 #5E2C99 #992C30 #66992C

split-complementary

#2C9995 #992C66 #995E2C

monochromatic

#113A38 #1E6967 #2C9995 #3BC7C2 #6BD4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#2C9995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#2C9995 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9995

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9995	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909195

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.095 191.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b4',
    500: '#2c9995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9995;
$custom-light: #76b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.798,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62262,
    "c": 0.09524,
    "h": 191.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9995

secondary

#BB6669

accent

#494FDF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9995

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

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