What color is #2C8C96?

#2C8C96 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C8C96?

The RGB value is 44, 140, 150: 44 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C8C96?

The complementary color is #96362C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C8C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C8C96 color

#2C8C96 rgb(44, 140, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C8C96 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (44, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 55% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#2C8C96 color codes

HEX	`#2C8C96`
RGB	`rgb(44, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 55%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 71%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -23.89, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 27.38, 209.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.919, 21.492, 32.158)`
Decimal	`2919574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C8C96, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2C8C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2C8C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2C8C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c8c96; }
.text { color: #2c8c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c8c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c8c96, #2c5796); }

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Questions

What color is #2C8C96?: #2C8C96 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C8C96?: The RGB value is 44, 140, 150: 44 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C8C96?: The complementary color is #96362C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C8C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.