#2C9C8D#2C9C8D
#2C9C8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.100 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 156, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, -34.37, -1.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 34.39, 181.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.76% -0.1003 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.76% 0.1 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7326, 26.2334, 29.3231) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.42
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.49
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.43
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9C8D #9C2C3B
analogous
#2C9C55 #2C9C8D #2C739C
triadic
#2C9C8D #8D2C9C #9C8D2C
tetradic
#2C9C8D #552C9C #9C2C3B #739C2C
square
#2C9C8D #552C9C #9C2C3B #739C2C
split-complementary
#2C9C8D #9C2C73 #9C552C
monochromatic
#113D37 #1F6C62 #2C9C8D #3DC8B6 #6DD6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2C9C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2C9C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9C8D
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9C8D | 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)
#95938C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85878E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 156, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.100 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76baae',
500: '#2c9c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9c8d; $custom-light: #76baae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 156,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.964,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62764,
"c": 0.10032,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.26235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9C8D
secondary
#BD6773
accent
#495DDF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F