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#2c8b86 color: Taos Turquoise

#2c8b86 is rgb(44, 139, 134) in RGB and oklch(58.127% 0.08678 189.988) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

58.1%
0.087
190°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2c8b86

#2c8b86 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 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: #2c8b86 mixed with white

  1. 2c8b86
  2. 479691
  3. 5ea29d
  4. 73ada9
  5. 88b9b5
  6. 9cc4c1
  7. afd0cd
  8. c3dcd9
  9. d7e7e6
  10. ebf3f2

Darker: #2c8b86 mixed with black

  1. 2c8b86
  2. 257874
  3. 1e6662
  4. 175451
  5. 114340
  6. 0a3230
  7. 052321
  8. 021413
  9. 010706
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c8b86 with less saturation

  1. 2c8b86
  2. 398a85
  3. 448884
  4. 4d8683
  5. 558581
  6. 5d8380
  7. 63827f
  8. 6a807e
  9. 707e7d
  10. 757c7c

Questions about #2c8b86

What color is #2c8b86?

#2c8b86 is bright teal. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(44, 139, 134), in HSL hsl(176.84, 51.91%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.127% 0.08678 189.988).

What colors go well with #2c8b86?

The complementary color of #2c8b86 is #a7646f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #488b69 and #33869e. The triadic partners are #8a6ca1 and #9c713e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8b86?

White text reads better on #2c8b86: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8b86 a warm or cool color?

#2c8b86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.087.