#2CA1A1#2CA1A1
#2CA1A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.100 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.42, -30.96, -9.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.42, 32.31, 196.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% -0.0962 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.1 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2137, 28.5960, 38.1656) |
| Luminance | 0.2860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.58
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.43
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1A1 #A12C2C
analogous
#2CA166 #2CA1A1 #2C66A1
triadic
#2CA1A1 #A12CA1 #A1A12C
tetradic
#2CA1A1 #662CA1 #A12C2C #66A12C
square
#2CA1A1 #662CA1 #A12C2C #66A12C
split-complementary
#2CA1A1 #A12C66 #A1662C
monochromatic
#124141 #1F7171 #2CA1A1 #40CBCB #70D8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#2CA1A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#2CA1A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1A1
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1A1 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9699A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858CA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.100 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bdbc',
500: '#2ca1a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1a1; $custom-light: #79bdbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64722,
"c": 0.09955,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.28598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1A1
secondary
#BF6A6A
accent
#4747E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181