#2CAAB4#2CAAB4
#2CAAB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.105 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAAB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 170, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.82, -29.56, -14.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.82, 33.07, 206.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.68% -0.0968 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.68% 0.105 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6480, 32.5773, 48.2129) |
| Luminance | 0.3258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAAB4 #B4362C
analogous
#2CB47A #2CAAB4 #2C66B4
triadic
#2CAAB4 #B42CAA #AAB42C
tetradic
#2CAAB4 #7A2CB4 #B4362C #66B42C
square
#2CAAB4 #7A2CB4 #B4362C #66B42C
split-complementary
#2CAAB4 #B42C66 #B47A2C
monochromatic
#144D52 #207C83 #2CAAB4 #4AC9D3 #7CD8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#2CAAB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#2CAAB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAAB4
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAAB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAAB4 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA3B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8995B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caab4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 170, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.105 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc3ca',
500: '#2caab4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caab4; $custom-light: #7cc3ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caab4",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 170,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.412,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67678,
"c": 0.10524,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.3258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAAB4
secondary
#C77B75
accent
#5044E4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182