#2CA196#2CA196

#2CA196 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.102 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CA196
RGB	rgb(44, 161, 150)
HSL	hsl(174, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(174, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 6.8%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.09, -34.17, -3.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.09, 34.35, 185.90°)
OKLab	oklab(64.34% -0.1012 -0.0101)
OKLCH	oklch(64.34% 0.102 185.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2860, 28.2249, 33.2798)
Luminance	0.2823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CA196 #A12C37

analogous

#2CA15B #2CA196 #2C71A1

triadic

#2CA196 #962CA1 #A1962C

tetradic

#2CA196 #5B2CA1 #A12C37 #71A12C

square

#2CA196 #5B2CA1 #A12C37 #71A12C

split-complementary

#2CA196 #A12C71 #A15B2C

monochromatic

#12413C #1F7169 #2CA196 #40CBBE #70D8CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#2CA196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#2CA196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2CA196

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CA196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CA196	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999896

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#888C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A59D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ca196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.102 185.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bdb4',
    500: '#2ca196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ca196;
$custom-light: #78bdb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ca196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 161,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.359,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64342,
    "c": 0.10172,
    "h": 185.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CA196

secondary

#BF6A72

accent

#4756E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CA196

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

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