#2CAB9E#2CAB9E
#2CAB9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.108 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAB9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 171, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 7.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.45, -36.53, -3.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.45, 36.66, 184.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.15% -0.1077 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.15% 0.108 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7702, 32.1273, 37.3949) |
| Luminance | 0.3213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.12
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.94
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAB9E #AB2C39
analogous
#2CAB5E #2CAB9E #2C79AB
triadic
#2CAB9E #9E2CAB #AB9E2C
tetradic
#2CAB9E #5E2CAB #AB2C39 #79AB2C
square
#2CAB9E #5E2CAB #AB2C39 #79AB2C
split-complementary
#2CAB9E #AB2C79 #AB5E2C
monochromatic
#134A44 #1F7A71 #2CAB9E #45CFC1 #76DCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#2CAB9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#2CAB9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAB9E
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAB9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAB9E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cab9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 171, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.108 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac4ba',
500: '#2cab9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cab9e; $custom-light: #7ac4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cab9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 171,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.858,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67153,
"c": 0.10808,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.3213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAB9E
secondary
#C36F78
accent
#4656E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280