#2C9A8A#2C9A8A
#2C9A8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.100 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.54, -34.28, -0.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.54, 34.28, 180.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% -0.0996 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.1 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1795, 25.4797, 28.0525) |
| Luminance | 0.2548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.71
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.88
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.51
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9A8A #9A2C3C
analogous
#2C9A53 #2C9A8A #2C739A
triadic
#2C9A8A #8A2C9A #9A8A2C
tetradic
#2C9A8A #532C9A #9A2C3C #739A2C
square
#2C9A8A #532C9A #9A2C3C #739A2C
split-complementary
#2C9A8A #9A2C73 #9A532C
monochromatic
#113B35 #1E6A5F #2C9A8A #3CC7B3 #6CD5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2C9A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#2C9A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9A8A
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9A8A | 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)
#939189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84858B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.100 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8ac',
500: '#2c9a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9a8a; $custom-light: #76b8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.273,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6215,
"c": 0.09961,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.25482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9A8A
secondary
#BC6673
accent
#495FDF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F