#2C9C8A#2C9C8A
#2C9C8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.102 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.17, -35.20, 0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.17, 35.21, 179.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% -0.1017 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.102 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5124, 26.1453, 28.1634) |
| Luminance | 0.2615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.22
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.41
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.45
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9C8A #9C2C3E
analogous
#2C9C52 #2C9C8A #2C769C
triadic
#2C9C8A #8A2C9C #9C8A2C
tetradic
#2C9C8A #522C9C #9C2C3E #769C2C
square
#2C9C8A #522C9C #9C2C3E #769C2C
split-complementary
#2C9C8A #9C2C76 #9C522C
monochromatic
#113D36 #1F6C60 #2C9C8A #3DC8B2 #6DD6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2C9C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#2C9C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9C8A
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9C8A | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.102 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76baac',
500: '#2c9c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9c8a; $custom-light: #76baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.357,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62668,
"c": 0.10169,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.26147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9C8A
secondary
#BD6775
accent
#4961DF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F