#2CAA99#2CAA99
#2CAA99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.109 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.00, -37.46, -0.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.00, 37.47, 181.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% -0.109 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.109 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1604, 31.5823, 35.1116) |
| Luminance | 0.3159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.07
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAA99 #AA2C3D
analogous
#2CAA5A #2CAA99 #2C7CAA
triadic
#2CAA99 #992CAA #AA992C
tetradic
#2CAA99 #5A2CAA #AA2C3D #7CAA2C
square
#2CAA99 #5A2CAA #AA2C3D #7CAA2C
split-complementary
#2CAA99 #AA2C7C #AA5A2C
monochromatic
#134941 #1F796D #2CAA99 #44CFBC #75DBCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#2CAA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#2CAA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAA99
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAA99 | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A098
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91939B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.109 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4b7',
500: '#2caa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caa99; $custom-light: #79c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.905,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66738,
"c": 0.10908,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.31585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAA99
secondary
#C36F7A
accent
#465BE2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280