#2CAF9D#2CAF9D
#2CAF9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.112 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAF9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 175, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 10.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.67, -38.61, -0.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.67, 38.62, 181.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% -0.1122 -0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.112 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4515, 33.6270, 37.1991) |
| Luminance | 0.3363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.27
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAF9D #AF2C3E
analogous
#2CAF5C #2CAF9D #2C7FAF
triadic
#2CAF9D #9D2CAF #AF9D2C
tetradic
#2CAF9D #5C2CAF #AF2C3E #7FAF2C
square
#2CAF9D #5C2CAF #AF2C3E #7FAF2C
split-complementary
#2CAF9D #AF2C7F #AF5C2C
monochromatic
#134D45 #207E71 #2CAF9D #47D1BE #78DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2CAF9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#2CAF9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAF9D
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAF9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAF9D | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caf9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.112 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b9',
500: '#2caf9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caf9d; $custom-light: #7ac7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caf9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 175,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.756,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68136,
"c": 0.11225,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.3363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAF9D
secondary
#C5727D
accent
#455BE3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280