#2CAC8C#2CAC8C
#2CAC8C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.118 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 18.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.29, -41.79, 6.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.29, 42.33, 170.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.86% -0.1173 0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.86% 0.119 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5224, 31.9315, 29.8877) |
| Luminance | 0.3193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.59
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.48
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.58
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.37
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC8C #AC2C4C
analogous
#2CAC4C #2CAC8C #2C8CAC
triadic
#2CAC8C #8C2CAC #AC8C2C
tetradic
#2CAC8C #4C2CAC #AC2C4C #8CAC2C
square
#2CAC8C #4C2CAC #AC2C4C #8CAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC8C #AC2C8C #AC4C2C
monochromatic
#134B3D #207B64 #2CAC8C #46D0AD #76DCC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2CAC8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#2CAC8C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC8C
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC8C | 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)
#A7A08A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96948E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.118 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c5ad',
500: '#2cac8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac8c; $custom-light: #79c5ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66863,
"c": 0.1185,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.31934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC8C
secondary
#C47085
accent
#456DE2
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F