#2C9BAF#2C9BAF

#2C9BAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.100 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9BAF
RGB	rgb(44, 155, 175)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.04, -23.62, -19.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.04, 30.48, 219.19°)
OKLab	oklab(63.76% -0.084 -0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(63.76% 0.1 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4946, 27.0709, 44.6942)
Luminance	0.2707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9BAF #AF402C

analogous

#2CAF81 #2C9BAF #2C5AAF

triadic

#2C9BAF #AF2C9B #9BAF2C

tetradic

#2C9BAF #812CAF #AF402C #5AAF2C

square

#2C9BAF #812CAF #AF402C #5AAF2C

split-complementary

#2C9BAF #AF2C5A #AF812C

monochromatic

#13444D #20707E #2C9BAF #47BCD1 #78CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#2C9BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.41

#2C9BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9BAF

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9BAF	1.00	3.27	6.41	6.41
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C96B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 155, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.100 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab8c6',
    500: '#2c9baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9baf;
$custom-light: #7ab8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.16,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6376,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9BAF

secondary

#C57E72

accent

#5D45E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9BAF

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

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