#2CAC99#2CAC99
#2CAC99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.111 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 11%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.62, -38.36, -0.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.62, 38.36, 180.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.25% -0.1111 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.25% 0.111 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5382, 32.3378, 35.2375) |
| Luminance | 0.3234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC99 #AC2C3F
analogous
#2CAC59 #2CAC99 #2C7FAC
triadic
#2CAC99 #992CAC #AC992C
tetradic
#2CAC99 #592CAC #AC2C3F #7FAC2C
square
#2CAC99 #592CAC #AC2C3F #7FAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC99 #AC2C7F #AC592C
monochromatic
#134B42 #207B6E #2CAC99 #46D0BB #76DCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2CAC99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#2CAC99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC99
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC99 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A298
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.111 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5b7',
500: '#2cac99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac99; $custom-light: #7ac5b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac99",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.094,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67248,
"c": 0.11107,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.3234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC99
secondary
#C4707C
accent
#455DE2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280