#2CB4AE#2CB4AE
#2CB4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.111 H 190.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 180, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 3.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, -36.10, -7.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 36.81, 191.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.1094 -0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.111 190.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9964, 36.2309, 45.7121) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.58
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB4AE #B42C32
analogous
#2CB46A #2CB4AE #2C76B4
triadic
#2CB4AE #AE2CB4 #B4AE2C
tetradic
#2CB4AE #6A2CB4 #B42C32 #76B42C
square
#2CB4AE #6A2CB4 #B42C32 #76B42C
split-complementary
#2CB4AE #B42C76 #B46A2C
monochromatic
#14524F #20837E #2CB4AE #4AD3CD #7CDFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#2CB4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#2CB4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB4AE
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB4AE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 180, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.111 190.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dcbc6',
500: '#2cb4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb4ae; $custom-light: #7dcbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 180,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.353,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69952,
"c": 0.11123,
"h": 190.4
},
"luminance": 0.36234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB4AE
secondary
#C77578
accent
#444BE4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282