#2CACB9#2CACB9
#2CACB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.107 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CACB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.60, -29.00, -16.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.60, 33.33, 209.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.0967 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.107 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5443, 33.5403, 51.0699) |
| Luminance | 0.3354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.67
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CACB9 #B9392C
analogous
#2CB980 #2CACB9 #2C65B9
triadic
#2CACB9 #B92CAC #ACB92C
tetradic
#2CACB9 #802CB9 #B9392C #65B92C
square
#2CACB9 #802CB9 #B9392C #65B92C
split-complementary
#2CACB9 #B92C65 #B9802C
monochromatic
#145056 #207E88 #2CACB9 #4DC8D5 #7FD8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2CACB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#2CACB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CACB9
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CACB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CACB9 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cacb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.107 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc5ce',
500: '#2cacb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cacb9; $custom-light: #7dc5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cacb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.532,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68364,
"c": 0.10694,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.33543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CACB9
secondary
#C97F78
accent
#5243E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282