#2CADB8#2CADB8
#2CADB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.107 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CADB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 173, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 6%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.87, -29.79, -15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.87, 33.57, 207.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.57% -0.0981 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.57% 0.107 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6302, 33.8803, 50.5795) |
| Luminance | 0.3388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.28
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CADB8 #B8372C
analogous
#2CB87D #2CADB8 #2C67B8
triadic
#2CADB8 #B82CAD #ADB82C
tetradic
#2CADB8 #7D2CB8 #B8372C #67B82C
square
#2CADB8 #7D2CB8 #B8372C #67B82C
split-complementary
#2CADB8 #B82C67 #B87D2C
monochromatic
#145055 #207F87 #2CADB8 #4DCAD4 #7ED9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#2CADB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#2CADB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CADB8
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CADB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CADB8 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA6B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B97B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cadb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 173, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.107 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc6cd',
500: '#2cadb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cadb8; $custom-light: #7dc6cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cadb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 173,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.714,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68572,
"c": 0.1071,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.33883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CADB8
secondary
#C97D77
accent
#5043E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282