#2CB5BF#2CB5BF
#2CB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.111 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CB5BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 181, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, -31.52, -15.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 35.05, 205.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.81% -0.1029 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.81% 0.111 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9623, 37.3415, 55.0667) |
| Luminance | 0.3735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.42
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CB5BF #BF362C
analogous
#2CBF7F #2CB5BF #2C6BBF
triadic
#2CB5BF #BF2CB5 #B5BF2C
tetradic
#2CB5BF #7F2CBF #BF362C #6BBF2C
square
#2CB5BF #7F2CBF #BF362C #6BBF2C
split-complementary
#2CB5BF #BF2C6B #BF7F2C
monochromatic
#15575C #21868D #2CB5BF #51CED7 #83DCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#2CB5BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#2CB5BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CB5BF
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CB5BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CB5BF | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ADC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929EC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cb5bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 181, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.111 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecbd2',
500: '#2cb5bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cb5bf; $custom-light: #7ecbd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cb5bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 181,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.082,
"s": 62.553,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70807,
"c": 0.11137,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.37345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CB5BF
secondary
#CC817B
accent
#4D42E6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282