What color is #2C9991?

#2C9991 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C9991?

The RGB value is 44, 153, 145: 44 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C9991?

The complementary color is #992C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C9991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C9991 color

#2C9991 rgb(44, 153, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C9991 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (44, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 55% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#2C9991 color codes

HEX	`#2C9991`
RGB	`rgb(44, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 55%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 71%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.42, -31.83, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.42, 32.16, 188.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.538, 25.36, 30.753)`
Decimal	`2922897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C9991, 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 #2C9991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2C9991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #2C9991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c9991; }
.text { color: #2c9991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c9991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c9991, #2c6b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #2C9991?: #2C9991 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C9991?: The RGB value is 44, 153, 145: 44 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C9991?: The complementary color is #992C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C9991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.