#2CAC9B#2CAC9B
#2CAC9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.110 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 9.9%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, -37.81, -1.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 37.83, 181.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.31% -0.1101 -0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.31% 0.11 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7047, 32.4045, 36.1148) |
| Luminance | 0.3241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC9B #AC2C3D
analogous
#2CAC5B #2CAC9B #2C7DAC
triadic
#2CAC9B #9B2CAC #AC9B2C
tetradic
#2CAC9B #5B2CAC #AC2C3D #7DAC2C
square
#2CAC9B #5B2CAC #AC2C3D #7DAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC9B #AC2C7D #AC5B2C
monochromatic
#134B43 #207B6F #2CAC9B #46D0BD #76DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2CAC9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#2CAC9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC9B
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC9B | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.110 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5b8',
500: '#2cac9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac9b; $custom-light: #7ac5b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.031,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67311,
"c": 0.11019,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.32407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC9B
secondary
#C4707B
accent
#455AE2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280