#2CACB8#2CACB8
#2CACB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.107 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CACB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.56, -29.31, -15.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.56, 33.36, 208.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.33% -0.0971 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.33% 0.107 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4391, 33.4982, 50.5159) |
| Luminance | 0.3350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.38
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CACB8 #B8382C
analogous
#2CB87E #2CACB8 #2C66B8
triadic
#2CACB8 #B82CAC #ACB82C
tetradic
#2CACB8 #7E2CB8 #B8382C #66B82C
square
#2CACB8 #7E2CB8 #B8382C #66B82C
split-complementary
#2CACB8 #B82C66 #B87E2C
monochromatic
#145055 #207E87 #2CACB8 #4DC9D4 #7ED8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#2CACB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#2CACB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CACB8
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CACB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CACB8 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA5B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cacb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.107 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc5cd',
500: '#2cacb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cacb8; $custom-light: #7dc5cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cacb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.143,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68325,
"c": 0.10672,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.33501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CACB8
secondary
#C97E77
accent
#5143E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282