#2CA0AD#2CA0AD
#2CA0AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.100 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 7.5%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.51, -26.79, -15.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.51, 31.15, 210.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.92% -0.0899 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.92% 0.1 206.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1490, 28.6917, 43.9505) |
| Luminance | 0.2869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0AD #AD392C
analogous
#2CAD7A #2CA0AD #2C5FAD
triadic
#2CA0AD #AD2CA0 #A0AD2C
tetradic
#2CA0AD #7A2CAD #AD392C #5FAD2C
square
#2CA0AD #7A2CAD #AD392C #5FAD2C
split-complementary
#2CA0AD #AD2C5F #AD7A2C
monochromatic
#13464B #20737C #2CA0AD #46C2D0 #77D2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2CA0AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#2CA0AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0AD
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0AD | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.100 206.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abcc5',
500: '#2ca0ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0ad; $custom-light: #7abcc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.047,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64922,
"c": 0.10016,
"h": 206.2
},
"luminance": 0.28694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0AD
secondary
#C47971
accent
#5545E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181