#2CA0A5#2CA0A5
#2CA0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.099 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.24, -29.27, -11.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.24, 31.55, 201.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.62% -0.0934 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.62% 0.099 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3980, 28.3913, 39.9950) |
| Luminance | 0.2839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.26
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.61
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0A5 #A5312C
analogous
#2CA56D #2CA0A5 #2C63A5
triadic
#2CA0A5 #A52CA0 #A0A52C
tetradic
#2CA0A5 #6D2CA5 #A5312C #63A52C
square
#2CA0A5 #6D2CA5 #A5312C #63A52C
split-complementary
#2CA0A5 #A52C63 #A56D2C
monochromatic
#124244 #1F7175 #2CA0A5 #42C7CD #72D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#2CA0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#2CA0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0A5
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0A5 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9499A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.099 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bcbf',
500: '#2ca0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0a5; $custom-light: #79bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.479,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64617,
"c": 0.09893,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.28394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0A5
secondary
#C1706C
accent
#4D47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181