#2C9B85#2C9B85
#2C9B85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.103 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9B85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 155, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 14.2%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.72, -36.10, 2.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.72, 36.20, 175.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% -0.103 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.103 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9916, 25.6696, 26.2450) |
| Luminance | 0.2567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.51
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.38
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.61
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9B85 #9B2C42
analogous
#2C9B4E #2C9B85 #2C7A9B
triadic
#2C9B85 #852C9B #9B852C
tetradic
#2C9B85 #4E2C9B #9B2C42 #7A9B2C
square
#2C9B85 #4E2C9B #9B2C42 #7A9B2C
split-complementary
#2C9B85 #9B2C7A #9B4E2C
monochromatic
#113C33 #1E6B5C #2C9B85 #3CC8AC #6CD5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#2C9B85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#2C9B85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9B85
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9B85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9B85 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959184
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868687
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9b85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 155, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.103 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9a8',
500: '#2c9b85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9b85; $custom-light: #76b9a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9b85",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 155,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.108,
"s": 55.779,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62254,
"c": 0.10324,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.25672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9B85
secondary
#BC6778
accent
#4967DF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A110F
muted
#7C807F