#2C9FAF#2C9FAF
#2C9FAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.100 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9FAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 159, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.27, -25.66, -17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.27, 31.00, 214.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.75% -0.088 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.75% 0.1 208.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1713, 28.4243, 44.9198) |
| Luminance | 0.2843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.19
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.30
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.84
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9FAF #AF3C2C
analogous
#2CAF7D #2C9FAF #2C5EAF
triadic
#2C9FAF #AF2C9F #9FAF2C
tetradic
#2C9FAF #7D2CAF #AF3C2C #5EAF2C
square
#2C9FAF #7D2CAF #AF3C2C #5EAF2C
split-complementary
#2C9FAF #AF2C5E #AF7D2C
monochromatic
#13464D #20737E #2C9FAF #47C0D1 #78D1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#2C9FAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.69
#2C9FAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9FAF
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9FAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9FAF | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.69 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9099B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9faf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 159, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.100 208.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc6',
500: '#2c9faf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9faf; $custom-light: #7abbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9faf",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 159,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.328,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64753,
"c": 0.10044,
"h": 208.8
},
"luminance": 0.28427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9FAF
secondary
#C57C72
accent
#5845E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182