#2CA09A#2CA09A
#2CA09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.100 H 189.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.90, -32.55, -6.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.90, 33.11, 190.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% -0.0983 -0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.1 189.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4395, 28.0079, 34.9471) |
| Luminance | 0.2801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.35
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA09A #A02C32
analogous
#2CA060 #2CA09A #2C6CA0
triadic
#2CA09A #9A2CA0 #A09A2C
tetradic
#2CA09A #602CA0 #A02C32 #6CA02C
square
#2CA09A #602CA0 #A02C32 #6CA02C
split-complementary
#2CA09A #A02C6C #A0602C
monochromatic
#12403E #1F706C #2CA09A #3FCAC3 #6FD7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2CA09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#2CA09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA09A
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA09A | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97979A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.100 189.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcb7',
500: '#2ca09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca09a; $custom-light: #78bcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.897,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64222,
"c": 0.09979,
"h": 189.8
},
"luminance": 0.2801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA09A
secondary
#BF696E
accent
#4850E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180