#2CAC9A#2CAC9A
#2CAC9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.111 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.65, -38.09, -0.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.65, 38.09, 180.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.28% -0.1106 -0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.28% 0.111 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6211, 32.3710, 35.6743) |
| Luminance | 0.3237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.95
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC9A #AC2C3E
analogous
#2CAC5A #2CAC9A #2C7EAC
triadic
#2CAC9A #9A2CAC #AC9A2C
tetradic
#2CAC9A #5A2CAC #AC2C3E #7EAC2C
square
#2CAC9A #5A2CAC #AC2C3E #7EAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC9A #AC2C7E #AC5A2C
monochromatic
#134B43 #207B6E #2CAC9A #46D0BC #76DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2CAC9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#2CAC9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC9A
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC9A | 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)
#A4A299
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.111 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5b7',
500: '#2cac9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac9a; $custom-light: #7ac5b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.563,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67279,
"c": 0.11062,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.32374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC9A
secondary
#C4707C
accent
#455BE2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280