#2CABA9#2CABA9
#2CABA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.106 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 171, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.77, -33.36, -8.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.77, 34.49, 194.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.53% -0.1027 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.53% 0.106 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7597, 32.5231, 42.6065) |
| Luminance | 0.3253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CABA9 #AB2C2E
analogous
#2CAB6A #2CABA9 #2C6EAB
triadic
#2CABA9 #A92CAB #ABA92C
tetradic
#2CABA9 #6A2CAB #AB2C2E #6EAB2C
square
#2CABA9 #6A2CAB #AB2C2E #6EAB2C
split-complementary
#2CABA9 #AB2C6E #AB6A2C
monochromatic
#134A49 #1F7A79 #2CABA9 #45CFCD #76DCDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#2CABA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#2CABA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CABA9
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CABA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CABA9 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A2A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E95AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 171, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.106 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc4c2',
500: '#2caba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caba9; $custom-light: #7bc4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 171,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.055,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67525,
"c": 0.10553,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.32526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CABA9
secondary
#C36F71
accent
#4648E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281