Skip to the color picker

#2cb6bc color: Caicos Turquoise

#2cb6bc is rgb(44, 182, 188) in RGB and oklch(70.942% 0.11153 199.441) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

183°
100%

70.9%
0.112
199°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2cb6bc

#2cb6bc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 199°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caicos Turquoise (#26b7b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #2cb6bc mixed with white

  1. 2cb6bc
  2. 4ebdc3
  3. 67c5c9
  4. 7dccd0
  5. 91d4d7
  6. a5dbdd
  7. b7e2e4
  8. cae9eb
  9. dcf1f1
  10. edf8f8

Darker: #2cb6bc mixed with black

  1. 2cb6bc
  2. 259ea3
  3. 1e868b
  4. 176f73
  5. 11595d
  6. 0a4447
  7. 053032
  8. 021d1f
  9. 010c0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #2cb6bc with less saturation

  1. 2cb6bc
  2. 43b4b9
  3. 54b2b7
  4. 61b0b4
  5. 6daeb1
  6. 77acaf
  7. 81aaac
  8. 8aa8a9
  9. 92a6a7
  10. 9aa4a4

Questions about #2cb6bc

What color is #2cb6bc?

#2cb6bc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Caicos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(44, 182, 188), in HSL hsl(182.5, 62.07%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.942% 0.11153 199.441).

What colors go well with #2cb6bc?

The complementary color of #2cb6bc is #de8485. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4cb896 and #49aed9. The triadic partners are #c08acd and #c69949.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cb6bc?

Black text reads better on #2cb6bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cb6bc a warm or cool color?

#2cb6bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 199 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.112.