#2CAC8F#2CAC8F
#2CAC8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.117 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 16.9%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.36, -41.02, 5.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.36, 41.34, 172.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.95% -0.1158 0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.95% 0.117 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7466, 32.0212, 31.0686) |
| Luminance | 0.3202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.74
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.34
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.90
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC8F #AC2C49
analogous
#2CAC4F #2CAC8F #2C89AC
triadic
#2CAC8F #8F2CAC #AC8F2C
tetradic
#2CAC8F #4F2CAC #AC2C49 #89AC2C
square
#2CAC8F #4F2CAC #AC2C49 #89AC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC8F #AC2C89 #AC4F2C
monochromatic
#134B3E #207B66 #2CAC8F #46D0B0 #76DCC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2CAC8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#2CAC8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC8F
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC8F | 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)
#A6A18E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959491
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.117 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c5af',
500: '#2cac8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac8f; $custom-light: #79c5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.406,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66949,
"c": 0.11655,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.32024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC8F
secondary
#C47083
accent
#4569E2
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F