#2CA18C#2CA18C
#2CA18C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.106 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 13%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.81, -36.94, 1.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.81, 36.98, 177.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.02% -0.1059 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.02% 0.106 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5149, 27.9165, 29.2185) |
| Luminance | 0.2792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.46
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.70
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.75
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA18C #A12C41
analogous
#2CA152 #2CA18C #2C7BA1
triadic
#2CA18C #8C2CA1 #A18C2C
tetradic
#2CA18C #522CA1 #A12C41 #7BA12C
square
#2CA18C #522CA1 #A12C41 #7BA12C
split-complementary
#2CA18C #A12C7B #A1522C
monochromatic
#124138 #1F7162 #2CA18C #40CBB2 #70D8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2CA18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#2CA18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA18C
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA18C | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A978B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8B8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.106 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bdad',
500: '#2ca18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca18c; $custom-light: #77bdad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.231,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64023,
"c": 0.10602,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.27919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA18C
secondary
#BF6A79
accent
#4763E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F