#2C9999#2C9999

#2C9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.095 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9999
RGB	rgb(44, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(180, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.67, -29.47, -8.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.67, 30.77, 196.67°)
OKLab	oklab(62.41% -0.0915 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(62.41% 0.095 195)
XYZ	xyz(18.1771, 25.6157, 34.1171)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9999 #992C2C

analogous

#2C9962 #2C9999 #2C6299

triadic

#2C9999 #992C99 #99992C

tetradic

#2C9999 #622C99 #992C2C #62992C

square

#2C9999 #622C99 #992C2C #62992C

split-complementary

#2C9999 #992C62 #99622C

monochromatic

#113A3A #1E6969 #2C9999 #3BC7C7 #6BD4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#2C9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#2C9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9999

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9999	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)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.095 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b7b7',
    500: '#2c9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9999;
$custom-light: #77b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 55.33,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62405,
    "c": 0.09477,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.25618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9999

secondary

#BB6666

accent

#4949DF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9999

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

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