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#2caac5 color: Moonstone

#2caac5 is rgb(44, 170, 197) in RGB and oklch(68.357% 0.11104 216.031) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

68.4%
0.111
216°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #2caac5

#2caac5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 216°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonstone (#3aa8c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2caac5 mixed with white

  1. 2caac5
  2. 4cb3cb
  3. 65bbd1
  4. 7bc4d7
  5. 8fccdd
  6. a2d5e2
  7. b5dde8
  8. c8e6ee
  9. daeef4
  10. edf7f9

Darker: #2caac5 mixed with black

  1. 2caac5
  2. 2593ab
  3. 1e7d92
  4. 176879
  5. 115361
  6. 0a3f4b
  7. 052d35
  8. 021b21
  9. 010b0e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2caac5 with less saturation

  1. 2caac5
  2. 41a9c1
  3. 50a7bc
  4. 5da6b8
  5. 68a4b4
  6. 71a2af
  7. 7aa1ab
  8. 839fa7
  9. 8b9da2
  10. 929b9e

Questions about #2caac5

What color is #2caac5?

#2caac5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Moonstone. In RGB it is rgb(44, 170, 197), in HSL hsl(190.59, 63.49%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.357% 0.11104 216.031).

What colors go well with #2caac5?

The complementary color of #2caac5 is #d48068. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #29afa4 and #5ba0da. The triadic partners are #c47eb3 and #ae9940.

Is white or black text more readable on #2caac5?

Black text reads better on #2caac5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2caac5 a warm or cool color?

#2caac5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.111.