#2C9FAD#2C9FAD
#2C9FAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.100 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 159, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.20, -26.29, -16.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.20, 30.97, 211.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.67% -0.0889 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.67% 0.1 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9764, 28.3464, 43.8929) |
| Luminance | 0.2835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.32
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9FAD #AD3A2C
analogous
#2CAD7B #2C9FAD #2C5EAD
triadic
#2C9FAD #AD2C9F #9FAD2C
tetradic
#2C9FAD #7B2CAD #AD3A2C #5EAD2C
square
#2C9FAD #7B2CAD #AD3A2C #5EAD2C
split-complementary
#2C9FAD #AD2C5E #AD7B2C
monochromatic
#13454B #20727C #2C9FAD #46C1D0 #77D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2C9FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#2C9FAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9FAD
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9FAD | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9199AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 159, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.100 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc5',
500: '#2c9fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9fad; $custom-light: #7abbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 159,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.512,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64673,
"c": 0.09984,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.28349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9FAD
secondary
#C47A71
accent
#5645E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181