#2CAB9B#2CAB9B
#2CAB9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.109 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAB9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 171, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 9.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.36, -37.36, -1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.36, 37.39, 182.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.06% -0.1091 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.06% 0.109 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5151, 32.0253, 36.0516) |
| Luminance | 0.3203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.16
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAB9B #AB2C3C
analogous
#2CAB5C #2CAB9B #2C7CAB
triadic
#2CAB9B #9B2CAB #AB9B2C
tetradic
#2CAB9B #5C2CAB #AB2C3C #7CAB2C
square
#2CAB9B #5C2CAB #AB2C3C #7CAB2C
split-complementary
#2CAB9B #AB2C7C #AB5C2C
monochromatic
#134A43 #1F7A6F #2CAB9B #45CFBE #76DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2CAB9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#2CAB9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAB9B
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAB9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAB9B | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cab9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 171, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.109 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac4b8',
500: '#2cab9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cab9b; $custom-light: #7ac4b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cab9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 171,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.441,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67056,
"c": 0.10921,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.32028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAB9B
secondary
#C36F7A
accent
#4659E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280