#2CAFAE#2CAFAE
#2CAFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.108 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 175, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.16, -33.77, -9.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.16, 35.07, 195.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% -0.1044 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.108 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0051, 34.2485, 45.3816) |
| Luminance | 0.3425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAFAE #AF2C2D
analogous
#2CAF6C #2CAFAE #2C6EAF
triadic
#2CAFAE #AE2CAF #AFAE2C
tetradic
#2CAFAE #6C2CAF #AF2C2D #6EAF2C
square
#2CAFAE #6C2CAF #AF2C2D #6EAF2C
split-complementary
#2CAFAE #AF2C6E #AF6C2C
monochromatic
#134D4D #207E7D #2CAFAE #47D1D0 #78DDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#2CAFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#2CAFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAFAE
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAFAE | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9198AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cafae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 175, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.108 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc7c6',
500: '#2cafae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cafae; $custom-light: #7cc7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cafae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 175,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.542,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68702,
"c": 0.10771,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.34251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAFAE
secondary
#C57272
accent
#4546E3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282