#2CA0AE#2CA0AE
#2CA0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.100 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 160, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.54, -26.48, -16.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.54, 31.15, 211.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% -0.0894 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.1 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2461, 28.7305, 44.4620) |
| Luminance | 0.2873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.50
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.83
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.54
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA0AE #AE3A2C
analogous
#2CAE7B #2CA0AE #2C5FAE
triadic
#2CA0AE #AE2CA0 #A0AE2C
tetradic
#2CA0AE #7B2CAE #AE3A2C #5FAE2C
square
#2CA0AE #7B2CAE #AE3A2C #5FAE2C
split-complementary
#2CA0AE #AE2C5F #AE7B2C
monochromatic
#13464C #20737D #2CA0AE #47C2D0 #78D2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#2CA0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#2CA0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA0AE
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA0AE | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929AAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 160, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.100 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abcc6',
500: '#2ca0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca0ae; $custom-light: #7abcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 160,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.462,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64962,
"c": 0.10042,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.28733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA0AE
secondary
#C57A71
accent
#5645E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182