#2CACAE#2CACAE
#2CACAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.106 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CACAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.24, -32.35, -10.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.24, 34.12, 198.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% -0.1014 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.106 196.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4277, 33.0937, 45.1892) |
| Luminance | 0.3310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CACAE #AE2E2C
analogous
#2CAE6F #2CACAE #2C6BAE
triadic
#2CACAE #AE2CAC #ACAE2C
tetradic
#2CACAE #6F2CAE #AE2E2C #6BAE2C
square
#2CACAE #6F2CAE #AE2E2C #6BAE2C
split-complementary
#2CACAE #AE2C6B #AE6F2C
monochromatic
#134B4C #207C7D #2CACAE #47CED0 #78DBDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#2CACAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#2CACAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CACAE
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CACAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CACAE | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A4AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D96AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cacae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.106 196.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc5c6',
500: '#2cacae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cacae; $custom-light: #7bc5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cacae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.923,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67953,
"c": 0.10583,
"h": 196.5
},
"luminance": 0.33097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CACAE
secondary
#C57271
accent
#4745E3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282