#2C9AA1#2C9AA1
#2C9AA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.096 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9AA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 154, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, -27.53, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 30.25, 204.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.96% -0.089 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.96% 0.096 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0245, 26.2176, 37.7692) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.57
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.94
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9AA1 #A1332C
analogous
#2CA16E #2C9AA1 #2C5FA1
triadic
#2C9AA1 #A12C9A #9AA12C
tetradic
#2C9AA1 #6E2CA1 #A1332C #5FA12C
square
#2C9AA1 #6E2CA1 #A1332C #5FA12C
split-complementary
#2C9AA1 #A12C5F #A16E2C
monochromatic
#123E41 #1F6C71 #2C9AA1 #40C2CB #70D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2C9AA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2C9AA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9AA1
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9AA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9AA1 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E93A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9aa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.096 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b8bc',
500: '#2c9aa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9aa1; $custom-light: #78b8bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9aa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 154,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.59,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62955,
"c": 0.09555,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.2622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9AA1
secondary
#BF6F6A
accent
#5147E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081