#2C9C99#2C9C99

#2C9C99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.097 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9C99
RGB	rgb(44, 156, 153)
HSL	hsl(178, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(178, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.61, -30.93, -7.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.61, 31.81, 193.49°)
OKLab	oklab(63.17% -0.0947 -0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(63.17% 0.097 192.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6743, 26.6101, 34.2829)
Luminance	0.2661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9C99 #9C2C2F

analogous

#2C9C61 #2C9C99 #2C679C

triadic

#2C9C99 #992C9C #9C992C

tetradic

#2C9C99 #612C9C #9C2C2F #679C2C

square

#2C9C99 #612C9C #9C2C2F #679C2C

split-complementary

#2C9C99 #9C2C67 #9C612C

monochromatic

#113D3B #1F6C6A #2C9C99 #3DC8C5 #6DD6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#2C9C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#2C9C99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9C99

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9C99	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)

#929499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82889A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 156, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.097 192.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b9b7',
    500: '#2c9c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9c99;
$custom-light: #77b9b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.393,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63169,
    "c": 0.09689,
    "h": 192.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9C99

secondary

#BD6769

accent

#494DDF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9C99

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

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