#2CAAB9#2CAAB9
#2CAAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.106 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 170, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.99, -28.01, -17.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.99, 32.95, 211.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.87% -0.0947 -0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.87% 0.106 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1665, 32.7848, 50.9439) |
| Luminance | 0.3279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.81
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 11.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAAB9 #B93B2C
analogous
#2CB982 #2CAAB9 #2C64B9
triadic
#2CAAB9 #B92CAA #AAB92C
tetradic
#2CAAB9 #822CB9 #B93B2C #64B92C
square
#2CAAB9 #822CB9 #B93B2C #64B92C
split-complementary
#2CAAB9 #B92C64 #B9822C
monochromatic
#144F56 #207D88 #2CAAB9 #4DC6D5 #7FD6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#2CAAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#2CAAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAAB9
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAAB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAAB9 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA3BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8895B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 170, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.106 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc3ce',
500: '#2caab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caab9; $custom-light: #7cc3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 170,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.383,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6787,
"c": 0.10631,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.32788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAAB9
secondary
#C98078
accent
#5443E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182