#2CA09E#2CA09E
#2CA09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.099 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.02, -31.37, -8.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.02, 32.42, 194.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% -0.0965 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.099 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7782, 28.1434, 36.7310) |
| Luminance | 0.2815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.15
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.88
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.63
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA09E #A02C2E
analogous
#2CA064 #2CA09E #2C68A0
triadic
#2CA09E #9E2CA0 #A09E2C
tetradic
#2CA09E #642CA0 #A02C2E #68A02C
square
#2CA09E #642CA0 #A02C2E #68A02C
split-complementary
#2CA09E #A02C68 #A0642C
monochromatic
#12403F #1F706F #2CA09E #3FCAC8 #6FD7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#2CA09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#2CA09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA09E
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA09E | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.099 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcba',
500: '#2ca09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca09e; $custom-light: #78bcba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.966,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64362,
"c": 0.09914,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.28146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA09E
secondary
#BF696B
accent
#484AE0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180