#2C99AB#2C99AB
#2C99AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.098 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C99AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 153, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, -23.88, -18.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 29.99, 217.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% -0.0837 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.098 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7775, 26.2559, 42.5457) |
| Luminance | 0.2626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.92
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.29
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.25
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.35
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C99AB #AB3E2C
analogous
#2CAB7E #2C99AB #2C5AAB
triadic
#2C99AB #AB2C99 #99AB2C
tetradic
#2C99AB #7E2CAB #AB3E2C #5AAB2C
square
#2C99AB #7E2CAB #AB3E2C #5AAB2C
split-complementary
#2C99AB #AB2C5A #AB7E2C
monochromatic
#13424A #1F6D7A #2C99AB #45BCCF #76CDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2C99AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2C99AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C99AB
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C99AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C99AB | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A93AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7987AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c99ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.098 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7c4',
500: '#2c99ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c99ab; $custom-light: #79b7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c99ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 153,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.504,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63099,
"c": 0.09775,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.26258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C99AB
secondary
#C37B6F
accent
#5C46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081