#2CAF97#2CAF97
#2CAF97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.115 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAF97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 175, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 13.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, -40.23, 2.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 40.30, 176.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% -0.115 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.115 177.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9518, 33.4271, 34.5673) |
| Luminance | 0.3343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.05
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAF97 #AF2C44
analogous
#2CAF56 #2CAF97 #2C85AF
triadic
#2CAF97 #972CAF #AF972C
tetradic
#2CAF97 #562CAF #AF2C44 #85AF2C
square
#2CAF97 #562CAF #AF2C44 #85AF2C
split-complementary
#2CAF97 #AF2C85 #AF562C
monochromatic
#134D43 #207E6D #2CAF97 #47D1B8 #78DDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#2CAF97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#2CAF97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAF97
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAF97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAF97 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979799
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caf97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.115 177.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b5',
500: '#2caf97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caf97; $custom-light: #7ac7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caf97",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 175,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.008,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67953,
"c": 0.11519,
"h": 177.2
},
"luminance": 0.3343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAF97
secondary
#C57281
accent
#4562E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280