#2CAC9D#2CAC9D
#2CAC9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.109 H 183.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAC9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 8.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, -37.26, -2.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 37.32, 183.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.37% -0.1092 -0.0063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.37% 0.109 183.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8741, 32.4722, 37.0067) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.41
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAC9D #AC2C3B
analogous
#2CAC5D #2CAC9D #2C7BAC
triadic
#2CAC9D #9D2CAC #AC9D2C
tetradic
#2CAC9D #5D2CAC #AC2C3B #7BAC2C
square
#2CAC9D #5D2CAC #AC2C3B #7BAC2C
split-complementary
#2CAC9D #AC2C7B #AC5D2C
monochromatic
#134B44 #207B71 #2CAC9D #46D0BF #76DCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#2CAC9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#2CAC9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAC9D
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAC9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAC9D | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cac9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.109 183.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5b9',
500: '#2cac9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cac9d; $custom-light: #7ac5b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cac9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.969,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67374,
"c": 0.10937,
"h": 183.3
},
"luminance": 0.32475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAC9D
secondary
#C4707A
accent
#4558E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280