#2CB5A3#2CB5A3
#2CB5A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.116 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB5A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 181, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -39.65, -1.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 39.67, 181.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.84% -0.1154 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.84% 0.116 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1702, 36.2246, 40.3614) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.67
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB5A3 #B52C3E
analogous
#2CB55F #2CB5A3 #2C83B5
triadic
#2CB5A3 #A32CB5 #B5A32C
tetradic
#2CB5A3 #5F2CB5 #B52C3E #83B52C
square
#2CB5A3 #5F2CB5 #B52C3E #83B52C
split-complementary
#2CB5A3 #B52C83 #B55F2C
monochromatic
#14534A #208477 #2CB5A3 #4BD3C1 #7CDFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#2CB5A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#2CB5A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB5A3
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB5A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB5A3 | 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)
#ACAAA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb5a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 181, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.116 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cccbe',
500: '#2cb5a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb5a3; $custom-light: #7cccbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb5a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 181,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.117,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69844,
"c": 0.1155,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.36228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB5A3
secondary
#C87580
accent
#4459E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281