#2C9BA2#2C9BA2

#2C9BA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.096 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9BA2
RGB	rgb(44, 155, 162)
HSL	hsl(184, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.59, -27.72, -12.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.59, 30.44, 204.39°)
OKLab	oklab(63.25% -0.0896 -0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(63.25% 0.096 201.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2787, 26.5845, 38.2907)
Luminance	0.2659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9BA2 #A2332C

analogous

#2CA26E #2C9BA2 #2C60A2

triadic

#2C9BA2 #A22C9B #9BA22C

tetradic

#2C9BA2 #6E2CA2 #A2332C #60A22C

square

#2C9BA2 #6E2CA2 #A2332C #60A22C

split-complementary

#2C9BA2 #A22C60 #A26E2C

monochromatic

#123F42 #1F6D72 #2C9BA2 #40C3CB #70D2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#2C9BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#2C9BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9BA2

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9BA2	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F94A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E88A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 155, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.096 201.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9bd',
    500: '#2c9ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9ba2;
$custom-light: #78b9bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.559,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63245,
    "c": 0.09614,
    "h": 201.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9BA2

secondary

#BF6F6A

accent

#5047E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9BA2

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

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