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#2C7690 Color

#2C7690 is rgb(44, 118, 144) in RGB, hsl(196, 53%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 18%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C7690
HEX#2C7690
RGBrgb(44, 118, 144)
HSLhsl(196, 53%, 37%)
HSVhsv(196, 69%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 18%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.082 225)
LABlab(45.96% -16.98 -21.33)
LCHlch(45.96% 27.26 231.48)

What #2C7690 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2C7690, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2C7690 Channel Values

How #2C7690 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 118 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 53% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 69% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C7690 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2C7690

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C7690; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2C7690

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #2C7690 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2C7690
Protanopia#6E6E90
Protanomaly#5A7190
Deuteranopia#656591
Deuteranomaly#546C91
Tritanopia#1E7A7A
Tritanomaly#247883
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C7690 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2c7690: #2C7690;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C7690;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c7690': '#2C7690' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.463, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_2c7690">#2C7690</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C7690"

More Teal Colors

#2C7690 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2C7690 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C7690?

#2C7690 is a dark teal — rgb(44, 118, 144) in RGB and hsl(196, 53%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #2C7690?

#2C7690 is rgb(44, 118, 144) — red 44, green 118, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C7690?

#2C7690 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 18%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C7690 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C7690 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C7690 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C7690 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 15.58, which is visibly different.

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