#2CB4A6#2CB4A6
#2CB4A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.113 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB4A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 180, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 7.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.47, -38.38, -3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.47, 38.50, 184.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.113 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.113 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2396, 35.9282, 41.7263) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.23
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.84
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.44
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB4A6 #B42C3A
analogous
#2CB462 #2CB4A6 #2C7EB4
triadic
#2CB4A6 #A62CB4 #B4A62C
tetradic
#2CB4A6 #622CB4 #B42C3A #7EB42C
square
#2CB4A6 #622CB4 #B42C3A #7EB42C
split-complementary
#2CB4A6 #B42C7E #B4622C
monochromatic
#14524B #208379 #2CB4A6 #4AD3C5 #7CDFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#2CB4A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#2CB4A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB4A6
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB4A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB4A6 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb4a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 180, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.113 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccbc0',
500: '#2cb4a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb4a6; $custom-light: #7ccbc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb4a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 180,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.824,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69687,
"c": 0.11341,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.35931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB4A6
secondary
#C7757D
accent
#4454E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281