#2C9DB0#2C9DB0

#2C9DB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.100 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9DB0
RGB	rgb(44, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.69, -24.32, -18.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.69, 30.76, 217.75°)
OKLab	oklab(64.3% -0.0856 -0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(64.3% 0.1 211.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9288, 27.7815, 45.3252)
Luminance	0.2778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9DB0 #B03F2C

analogous

#2CB081 #2C9DB0 #2C5BB0

triadic

#2C9DB0 #B02C9D #9DB02C

tetradic

#2C9DB0 #812CB0 #B03F2C #5BB02C

square

#2C9DB0 #812CB0 #B03F2C #5BB02C

split-complementary

#2C9DB0 #B02C5B #B0812C

monochromatic

#14464E #20717F #2C9DB0 #48BDD1 #79CFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#2C9DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#2C9DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9DB0

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9DB0	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.100 211.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abac7',
    500: '#2c9db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9db0;
$custom-light: #7abac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.636,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64297,
    "c": 0.1004,
    "h": 211.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9DB0

secondary

#C67E72

accent

#5B45E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9DB0

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

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