#2C9DAB#2C9DAB

#2C9DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.099 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9DAB
RGB	rgb(44, 157, 171)
HSL	hsl(187, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(187, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.51, -25.92, -16.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.51, 30.60, 212.13°)
OKLab	oklab(64.1% -0.0877 -0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(64.1% 0.099 207.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4432, 27.5872, 42.7676)
Luminance	0.2759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9DAB #AB3A2C

analogous

#2CAB7A #2C9DAB #2C5EAB

triadic

#2C9DAB #AB2C9D #9DAB2C

tetradic

#2C9DAB #7A2CAB #AB3A2C #5EAB2C

square

#2C9DAB #7A2CAB #AB3A2C #5EAB2C

split-complementary

#2C9DAB #AB2C5E #AB7A2C

monochromatic

#13444A #1F707A #2C9DAB #45C0CF #76D0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#2C9DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#2C9DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9DAB

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9DAB	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F97AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 157, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.099 207.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bac4',
    500: '#2c9dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9dab;
$custom-light: #79bac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.614,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64096,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 207.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9DAB

secondary

#C3796F

accent

#5746E2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9DAB

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

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