#2CA179#2CA179

#2CA179 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.119 H 165.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CA179
RGB	rgb(44, 161, 121)
HSL	hsl(159, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(159, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 24.8%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.35, -41.77, 11.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.35, 43.39, 164.32°)
OKLab	oklab(63.49% -0.1152 0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(63.49% 0.119 165.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2329, 27.4037, 22.4667)
Luminance	0.2741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CA179 #A12C54

analogous

#2CA13E #2CA179 #2C8EA1

triadic

#2CA179 #792CA1 #A1792C

tetradic

#2CA179 #3E2CA1 #A12C54 #8EA12C

square

#2CA179 #3E2CA1 #A12C54 #8EA12C

split-complementary

#2CA179 #A12C8E #A13E2C

monochromatic

#124131 #1F7155 #2CA179 #40CB9B #70D8B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#2CA179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.48

#2CA179 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2CA179

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CA179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CA179	1.00	3.24	6.48	6.48
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E9577

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A196

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ca179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.119 165.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76be9f',
    500: '#2ca179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ca179;
$custom-light: #76be9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ca179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 161,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.487,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63486,
    "c": 0.119,
    "h": 165.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CA179

secondary

#BF6A87

accent

#477CE0

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF7F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#0A120E

muted

#7C817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CA179

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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