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#2c8b85 color: Taos Turquoise

#2c8b85 is rgb(44, 139, 133) in RGB and oklch(58.091% 0.087 188.989) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

58.1%
0.087
189°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2c8b85

#2c8b85 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.09:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taos Turquoise (#2b8c8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #2c8b85 mixed with white

  1. 2c8b85
  2. 479691
  3. 5ea29c
  4. 73ada8
  5. 88b9b4
  6. 9cc4c0
  7. afd0cd
  8. c3dcd9
  9. d7e7e6
  10. ebf3f2

Darker: #2c8b85 mixed with black

  1. 2c8b85
  2. 257873
  3. 1e6661
  4. 175450
  5. 114340
  6. 0a3230
  7. 052321
  8. 021413
  9. 010706
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c8b85 with less saturation

  1. 2c8b85
  2. 398a84
  3. 448883
  4. 4d8682
  5. 558581
  6. 5d8380
  7. 63827f
  8. 6a807e
  9. 6f7e7d
  10. 757c7b

Questions about #2c8b85

What color is #2c8b85?

#2c8b85 is bright teal. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(44, 139, 133), in HSL hsl(176.21, 51.91%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.091% 0.087 188.989).

What colors go well with #2c8b85?

The complementary color of #2c8b85 is #a76470. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #498a68 and #31879d. The triadic partners are #8a6ca2 and #9c713e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8b85?

White text reads better on #2c8b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8b85 a warm or cool color?

#2c8b85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.087.