#2CB4A8#2CB4A8
#2CB4A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.113 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 180, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 6.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -37.81, -4.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 38.04, 186.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.75% -0.1121 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.75% 0.113 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4245, 36.0022, 42.7000) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB4A8 #B42C38
analogous
#2CB464 #2CB4A8 #2C7CB4
triadic
#2CB4A8 #A82CB4 #B4A82C
tetradic
#2CB4A8 #642CB4 #B42C38 #7CB42C
square
#2CB4A8 #642CB4 #B42C38 #7CB42C
split-complementary
#2CB4A8 #B42C7C #B4642C
monochromatic
#14524C #20837A #2CB4A8 #4AD3C7 #7CDFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#2CB4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#2CB4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB4A8
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB4A8 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 180, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.113 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccbc1',
500: '#2cb4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb4a8; $custom-light: #7ccbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 180,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.706,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69752,
"c": 0.11274,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.36005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB4A8
secondary
#C7757C
accent
#4452E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281