#2CB3AE#2CB3AE
#2CB3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.110 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 179, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.39, -35.64, -7.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.39, 36.45, 192.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.1084 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.11 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7952, 35.8286, 45.6450) |
| Luminance | 0.3583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.67
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB3AE #B32C31
analogous
#2CB36A #2CB3AE #2C74B3
triadic
#2CB3AE #AE2CB3 #B3AE2C
tetradic
#2CB3AE #6A2CB3 #B32C31 #74B32C
square
#2CB3AE #6A2CB3 #B32C31 #74B32C
split-complementary
#2CB3AE #B32C74 #B36A2C
monochromatic
#14514E #20827E #2CB3AE #4AD2CD #7BDFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#2CB3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#2CB3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB3AE
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB3AE | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 179, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.110 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccac6',
500: '#2cb3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb3ae; $custom-light: #7ccac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 179,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69702,
"c": 0.11049,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.35832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB3AE
secondary
#C77477
accent
#444AE4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282