#2C9E95#2C9E95
#2C9E95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.099 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9E95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 158, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 5.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.12, -33.05, -4.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.12, 33.34, 187.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% -0.0986 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.099 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6878, 27.1569, 32.6848) |
| Luminance | 0.2716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.12
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.30
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.47
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.68
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9E95 #9E2C35
analogous
#2C9E5C #2C9E95 #2C6E9E
triadic
#2C9E95 #952C9E #9E952C
tetradic
#2C9E95 #5C2C9E #9E2C35 #6E9E2C
square
#2C9E95 #5C2C9E #9E2C35 #6E9E2C
split-complementary
#2C9E95 #9E2C6E #9E5C2C
monochromatic
#113E3B #1F6E68 #2C9E95 #3EC9BE #6ED7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2C9E95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#2C9E95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9E95
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9E95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9E95 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9e95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 158, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.099 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbb4',
500: '#2c9e95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9e95; $custom-light: #77bbb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9e95",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 158,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.263,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63541,
"c": 0.09936,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.27159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9E95
secondary
#BE686F
accent
#4854E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180