#2CAE9D#2CAE9D
#2CAE9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.111 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAE9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 174, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 9.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.35, -38.17, -1.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.35, 38.18, 181.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.88% -0.1112 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.88% 0.111 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2576, 33.2392, 37.1345) |
| Luminance | 0.3324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAE9D #AE2C3D
analogous
#2CAE5C #2CAE9D #2C7EAE
triadic
#2CAE9D #9D2CAE #AE9D2C
tetradic
#2CAE9D #5C2CAE #AE2C3D #7EAE2C
square
#2CAE9D #5C2CAE #AE2C3D #7EAE2C
split-complementary
#2CAE9D #AE2C7E #AE5C2C
monochromatic
#134C45 #207D71 #2CAE9D #47D0BE #78DDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#2CAE9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#2CAE9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAE9D
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAE9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAE9D | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94979F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cae9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 174, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.111 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b9',
500: '#2cae9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cae9d; $custom-light: #7ac7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cae9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 174,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.154,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67882,
"c": 0.11128,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.33242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAE9D
secondary
#C5717C
accent
#455AE3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280