#2CBC9C#2CBC9C
#2CBC9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.126 H 173.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CBC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 188, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 17%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.68, -44.55, 5.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.68, 44.90, 172.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.41% -0.1257 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.41% 0.126 173.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0195, 38.8992, 37.6357) |
| Luminance | 0.3890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.88
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.88
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.04
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CBC9C #BC2C4C
analogous
#2CBC54 #2CBC9C #2C94BC
triadic
#2CBC9C #9C2CBC #BC9C2C
tetradic
#2CBC9C #542CBC #BC2C4C #94BC2C
square
#2CBC9C #542CBC #BC2C4C #94BC2C
split-complementary
#2CBC9C #BC2C94 #BC542C
monochromatic
#15594A #208A73 #2CBC9C #4FD6B8 #81E1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#2CBC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#2CBC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CBC9C
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CBC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CBC9C | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AF9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A29E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2cbc9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 188, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.126 173.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dd1b9',
500: '#2cbc9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2cbc9c; $custom-light: #7dd1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2cbc9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 188,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71408,
"c": 0.12647,
"h": 173.5
},
"luminance": 0.38902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CBC9C
secondary
#CA798B
accent
#4367E5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280