#2CA0AB#2CA0AB
#2CA0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.100 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.44, -27.42, -14.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.44, 31.19, 208.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.84% -0.0907 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.84% 0.1 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9570, 28.6148, 42.9389) |
| Luminance | 0.2862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.41
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.08
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0AB #AB372C
analogous
#2CAB77 #2CA0AB #2C60AB
triadic
#2CA0AB #AB2CA0 #A0AB2C
tetradic
#2CA0AB #772CAB #AB372C #60AB2C
square
#2CA0AB #772CAB #AB372C #60AB2C
split-complementary
#2CA0AB #AB2C60 #AB772C
monochromatic
#13454A #1F727A #2CA0AB #45C3CF #76D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2CA0AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#2CA0AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0AB
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0AB | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9399AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.100 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abcc4',
500: '#2ca0ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0ab; $custom-light: #7abcc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.197,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64844,
"c": 0.09971,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.28617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0AB
secondary
#C3776F
accent
#5346E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181