#2CB3A8#2CB3A8
#2CB3A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.112 H 186.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB3A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 179, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 6.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.21, -37.36, -4.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.21, 37.64, 186.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.5% -0.1111 -0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.5% 0.112 186.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2233, 35.5999, 42.6330) |
| Luminance | 0.3560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.30
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB3A8 #B32C37
analogous
#2CB364 #2CB3A8 #2C7AB3
triadic
#2CB3A8 #A82CB3 #B3A82C
tetradic
#2CB3A8 #642CB3 #B32C37 #7AB32C
square
#2CB3A8 #642CB3 #B32C37 #7AB32C
split-complementary
#2CB3A8 #B32C7A #B3642C
monochromatic
#14514C #20827A #2CB3A8 #4AD2C7 #7BDFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#2CB3A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#2CB3A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB3A8
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB3A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB3A8 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb3a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 179, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.112 186.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccac1',
500: '#2cb3a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb3a8; $custom-light: #7ccac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb3a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 179,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.111,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.695,
"c": 0.11188,
"h": 186.7
},
"luminance": 0.35603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB3A8
secondary
#C7747B
accent
#4451E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281