#2CA0A3#2CA0A3
#2CA0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.099 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 1.8%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, -29.88, -10.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 31.75, 199.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.54% -0.0942 -0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.54% 0.099 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2174, 28.3190, 39.0438) |
| Luminance | 0.2832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0A3 #A32F2C
analogous
#2CA36B #2CA0A3 #2C64A3
triadic
#2CA0A3 #A32CA0 #A0A32C
tetradic
#2CA0A3 #6B2CA3 #A32F2C #64A32C
square
#2CA0A3 #6B2CA3 #A32F2C #64A32C
split-complementary
#2CA0A3 #A32C64 #A36B2C
monochromatic
#124143 #1F7173 #2CA0A3 #41C8CC #71D6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2CA0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#2CA0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0A3
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0A3 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9598A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.099 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bcbe',
500: '#2ca0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0a3; $custom-light: #79bcbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.513,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64543,
"c": 0.09887,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.28321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0A3
secondary
#C06D6B
accent
#4B47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181