#2CA0AC#2CA0AC
#2CA0AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.100 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.47, -27.11, -15.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.47, 31.17, 209.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.88% -0.0903 -0.0428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.88% 0.1 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0526, 28.6531, 43.4428) |
| Luminance | 0.2866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.78
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.06
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0AC #AC382C
analogous
#2CAC78 #2CA0AC #2C60AC
triadic
#2CA0AC #AC2CA0 #A0AC2C
tetradic
#2CA0AC #782CAC #AC382C #60AC2C
square
#2CA0AC #782CAC #AC382C #60AC2C
split-complementary
#2CA0AC #AC2C60 #AC782C
monochromatic
#13454B #20737B #2CA0AC #46C3D0 #76D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2CA0AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#2CA0AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0AC
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0AC | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818CAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.100 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abcc4',
500: '#2ca0ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0ac; $custom-light: #7abcc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.625,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64883,
"c": 0.09992,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.28656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0AC
secondary
#C47870
accent
#5445E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181