#2C9A95#2C9A95
#2C9A95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.096 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9A95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 154, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 71%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 3.2%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.86, -31.14, -6.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.86, 31.77, 191.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% -0.0944 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.096 190.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0166, 25.8145, 32.4611) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.41
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.40
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.21
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.41
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9A95 #9A2C31
analogous
#2C9A5E #2C9A95 #2C689A
triadic
#2C9A95 #952C9A #9A952C
tetradic
#2C9A95 #5E2C9A #9A2C31 #689A2C
square
#2C9A95 #5E2C9A #9A2C31 #689A2C
split-complementary
#2C9A95 #9A2C68 #9A5E2C
monochromatic
#113B39 #1E6A67 #2C9A95 #3CC7C1 #6CD5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#2C9A95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#2C9A95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9A95
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9A95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9A95 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919295
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818696
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9a95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.096 190.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8b4',
500: '#2c9a95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9a95; $custom-light: #77b8b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9a95",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 154,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.273,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62518,
"c": 0.09603,
"h": 190.5
},
"luminance": 0.25817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9A95
secondary
#BC666A
accent
#4950DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080