#2CACAC#2CACAC
#2CACAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.106 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CACAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.17, -32.95, -9.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.17, 34.38, 196.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.88% -0.1023 -0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.88% 0.106 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2342, 33.0163, 44.1700) |
| Luminance | 0.3302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.03
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CACAC #AC2C2C
analogous
#2CAC6C #2CACAC #2C6CAC
triadic
#2CACAC #AC2CAC #ACAC2C
tetradic
#2CACAC #6C2CAC #AC2C2C #6CAC2C
square
#2CACAC #6C2CAC #AC2C2C #6CAC2C
split-complementary
#2CACAC #AC2C6C #AC6C2C
monochromatic
#134B4B #207B7B #2CACAC #46D0D0 #76DCDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#2CACAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#2CACAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CACAC
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CACAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CACAC | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cacac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.106 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc5c4',
500: '#2cacac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cacac; $custom-light: #7bc5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cacac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67882,
"c": 0.10592,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.33019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CACAC
secondary
#C47070
accent
#4545E2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281