#2CAF9A#2CAF9A
#2CAF9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.114 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAF9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 175, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 12%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.58, -39.43, 0.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.58, 39.44, 178.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% -0.1136 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.114 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1985, 33.5258, 35.8668) |
| Luminance | 0.3353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAF9A #AF2C41
analogous
#2CAF59 #2CAF9A #2C82AF
triadic
#2CAF9A #9A2CAF #AF9A2C
tetradic
#2CAF9A #592CAF #AF2C41 #82AF2C
square
#2CAF9A #592CAF #AF2C41 #82AF2C
split-complementary
#2CAF9A #AF2C82 #AF592C
monochromatic
#134D44 #207E6F #2CAF9A #47D1BB #78DDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#2CAF9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#2CAF9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAF9A
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAF9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAF9A | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 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)
#A7A499
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caf9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.114 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b7',
500: '#2caf9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caf9a; $custom-light: #7ac7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caf9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 175,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.382,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68043,
"c": 0.11364,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.33529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAF9A
secondary
#C5727F
accent
#455EE3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280