#2C9AA2#2C9AA2

#2C9AA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.096 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9AA2
RGB	rgb(44, 154, 162)
HSL	hsl(184, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.28, -27.23, -13.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.28, 30.19, 205.59°)
OKLab	oklab(62.99% -0.0886 -0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(62.99% 0.096 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1130, 26.2530, 38.2354)
Luminance	0.2626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9AA2 #A2342C

analogous

#2CA26F #2C9AA2 #2C5FA2

triadic

#2C9AA2 #A22C9A #9AA22C

tetradic

#2C9AA2 #6F2CA2 #A2342C #5FA22C

square

#2C9AA2 #6F2CA2 #A2342C #5FA22C

split-complementary

#2C9AA2 #A22C5F #A26F2C

monochromatic

#123E42 #1F6C72 #2C9AA2 #40C2CB #70D1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#2C9AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.25

#2C9AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9AA2

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9AA2	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)

#8E93A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D87A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A09C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.096 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b8bd',
    500: '#2c9aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9aa2;
$custom-light: #78b8bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.068,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62993,
    "c": 0.09567,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9AA2

secondary

#BF706A

accent

#5247E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9AA2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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