#2CAB99#2CAB99
#2CAB99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.110 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 171, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.31, -37.91, -0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.31, 37.92, 180.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.99% -0.11 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.99% 0.11 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3486, 31.9586, 35.1743) |
| Luminance | 0.3196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.31
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.67
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAB99 #AB2C3E
analogous
#2CAB5A #2CAB99 #2C7EAB
triadic
#2CAB99 #992CAB #AB992C
tetradic
#2CAB99 #5A2CAB #AB2C3E #7EAB2C
square
#2CAB99 #5A2CAB #AB2C3E #7EAB2C
split-complementary
#2CAB99 #AB2C7E #AB5A2C
monochromatic
#134A42 #1F7A6D #2CAB99 #45CFBC #76DCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2CAB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#2CAB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAB99
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAB99 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A198
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cab99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 171, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.110 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4b7',
500: '#2cab99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cab99; $custom-light: #79c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cab99",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 171,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.496,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66993,
"c": 0.11007,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.31961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAB99
secondary
#C36F7B
accent
#465CE2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280