#2C99AD#2C99AD
#2C99AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.099 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C99AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 153, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.35, -23.24, -19.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.35, 30.13, 219.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.18% -0.0828 -0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.18% 0.099 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9695, 26.3327, 43.5573) |
| Luminance | 0.2633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.40
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.29
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.82
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C99AD #AD402C
analogous
#2CAD80 #2C99AD #2C59AD
triadic
#2C99AD #AD2C99 #99AD2C
tetradic
#2C99AD #802CAD #AD402C #59AD2C
square
#2C99AD #802CAD #AD402C #59AD2C
split-complementary
#2C99AD #AD2C59 #AD802C
monochromatic
#13434B #206E7C #2C99AD #46BBD0 #77CDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2C99AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#2C99AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C99AD
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C99AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C99AD | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A94AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c99ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.099 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7c5',
500: '#2c99ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c99ad; $custom-light: #79b7c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c99ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 153,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.302,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63181,
"c": 0.09857,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.26335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C99AD
secondary
#C47E71
accent
#5E45E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081