#2CAF9C#2CAF9C

#2CAF9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CAF9C
RGB	rgb(44, 175, 156)
HSL	hsl(171, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(171, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.64, -38.89, -0.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.64, 38.89, 180.32°)
OKLab	oklab(68.11% -0.1127 -0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(68.11% 0.113 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3665, 33.5930, 36.7513)
Luminance	0.3360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CAF9C #AF2C3F

analogous

#2CAF5B #2CAF9C #2C80AF

triadic

#2CAF9C #9C2CAF #AF9C2C

tetradic

#2CAF9C #5B2CAF #AF2C3F #80AF2C

square

#2CAF9C #5B2CAF #AF2C3F #80AF2C

split-complementary

#2CAF9C #AF2C80 #AF5B2C

monochromatic

#134D45 #207E70 #2CAF9C #47D1BD #78DDCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#2CAF9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#2CAF9C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2CAF9C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CAF9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CAF9C	1.00	2.72	7.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7A49B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95979E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2caf9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ac7b9',
    500: '#2caf9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2caf9c;
$custom-light: #7ac7b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2caf9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.298,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68105,
    "c": 0.1127,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.33596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CAF9C

secondary

#C5727E

accent

#455CE3

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CAF9C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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