#2C9E85#2C9E85
#2C9E85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.107 H 174.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9E85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 158, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 15.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.68, -37.45, 4.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.68, 37.67, 173.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.04% -0.1062 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.04% 0.107 174.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4971, 26.6806, 26.4135) |
| Luminance | 0.2668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.49
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.02
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.61
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.89
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9E85 #9E2C45
analogous
#2C9E4C #2C9E85 #2C7E9E
triadic
#2C9E85 #852C9E #9E852C
tetradic
#2C9E85 #4C2C9E #9E2C45 #7E9E2C
square
#2C9E85 #4C2C9E #9E2C45 #7E9E2C
split-complementary
#2C9E85 #9E2C7E #9E4C2C
monochromatic
#113E34 #1F6E5D #2C9E85 #3EC9AB #6ED7C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2C9E85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#2C9E85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9E85
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9E85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9E85 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989484
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898887
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9e85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 158, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.107 174.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bba8',
500: '#2c9e85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9e85; $custom-light: #76bba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9e85",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 158,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.842,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63035,
"c": 0.10667,
"h": 174.6
},
"luminance": 0.26683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9E85
secondary
#BE687B
accent
#4869E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A120F
muted
#7C817F