#2CAAAD#2CAAAD
#2CAAAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.105 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 170, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.59, -31.69, -11.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.59, 33.63, 199.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% -0.0999 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.105 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9528, 32.2993, 44.5517) |
| Luminance | 0.3230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAAAD #AD2F2C
analogous
#2CAD6F #2CAAAD #2C6AAD
triadic
#2CAAAD #AD2CAA #AAAD2C
tetradic
#2CAAAD #6F2CAD #AD2F2C #6AAD2C
square
#2CAAAD #6F2CAD #AD2F2C #6AAD2C
split-complementary
#2CAAAD #AD2C6A #AD6F2C
monochromatic
#134A4B #207A7C #2CAAAD #46CDD0 #77DADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2CAAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#2CAAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAAAD
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAAAD | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 170, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.105 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc4c5',
500: '#2caaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caaad; $custom-light: #7bc4c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 170,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67418,
"c": 0.10468,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.32302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAAAD
secondary
#C47271
accent
#4945E3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181