#2CAC8E#2CAC8E
#2CAC8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.117 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 17.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.34, -41.28, 5.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.34, 41.67, 172.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.92% -0.1163 0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.92% 0.117 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6712, 31.9910, 30.6714) |
| Luminance | 0.3199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.95
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.05
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.16
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.84
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC8E #AC2C4A
analogous
#2CAC4E #2CAC8E #2C8AAC
triadic
#2CAC8E #8E2CAC #AC8E2C
tetradic
#2CAC8E #4E2CAC #AC2C4A #8AAC2C
square
#2CAC8E #4E2CAC #AC2C4A #8AAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC8E #AC2C8A #AC4E2C
monochromatic
#134B3E #207B66 #2CAC8E #46D0AF #76DCC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2CAC8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#2CAC8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC8E
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC8E | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.117 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c5af',
500: '#2cac8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac8e; $custom-light: #79c5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.938,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6692,
"c": 0.11719,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.31994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC8E
secondary
#C47084
accent
#456AE2
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F