#2CAF9F#2CAF9F

#2CAF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.111 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CAF9F
RGB	rgb(44, 175, 159)
HSL	hsl(173, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(173, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.72, -38.06, -1.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.72, 38.11, 182.66°)
OKLab	oklab(68.2% -0.1113 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(68.2% 0.111 182.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6236, 33.6959, 38.1058)
Luminance	0.3370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CAF9F #AF2C3C

analogous

#2CAF5E #2CAF9F #2C7DAF

triadic

#2CAF9F #9F2CAF #AF9F2C

tetradic

#2CAF9F #5E2CAF #AF2C3C #7DAF2C

square

#2CAF9F #5E2CAF #AF2C3C #7DAF2C

split-complementary

#2CAF9F #AF2C7D #AF5E2C

monochromatic

#134D46 #207E73 #2CAF9F #47D1C0 #78DDD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#2CAF9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.74

#2CAF9F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2CAF9F

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CAF9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CAF9F	1.00	2.71	7.74	7.74
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7A59E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9598A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2caf9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.111 182.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bc7bb',
    500: '#2caf9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2caf9f;
$custom-light: #7bc7bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2caf9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.672,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.682,
    "c": 0.11142,
    "h": 182.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.33699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CAF9F

secondary

#C5727C

accent

#4558E3

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CAF9F

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

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