#2C8381

Closest named color: Teal (#008080). oklch(55.9% 0.081 192.9), rgb(44, 131, 129).

Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).

About this color

#2C8381 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 193°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.081)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal (#008080)
Black text	4.67:1
White text	4.49:1

Values

HEX	#2C8381
RGB	rgb(44, 131, 129)
HSL	hsl(179, 50%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.081 192.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2C8381	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc -76.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #2C8381	4.67:1	AA	Lc 33.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2C8381 text on white	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc 70.9	Content text, not long reading
#2C8381 text on black	4.67:1	AA	Lc -30.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F6

oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E2ECEC

oklch(93.6% 0.011 197)
Step 200
200

#CBDEDD

oklch(88.6% 0.02 193)
Step 300
300

#A6C9C7

oklch(81% 0.037 192.2)
Step 400
400

#75ADAA

oklch(70.8% 0.059 191.7)
Step 500
500

#4D9896

oklch(63.1% 0.075 193.1)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2C8381

oklch(55.9% 0.081 192.9)
Step 700
700

#1C6E6C

oklch(49.1% 0.075 192.6)
Step 800
800

#1B5A58

oklch(42.8% 0.063 192)
Step 900
900

#1D4A49

oklch(37.8% 0.049 193.3)
Step 950
950

#132B2A

oklch(26.9% 0.03 192)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2C8381 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7B7C81	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6E7382	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008782	0.017
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.082