#2CA1A3#2CA1A3
#2CA1A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.099 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 1.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.49, -30.36, -10.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.49, 32.06, 198.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.8% -0.0953 -0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.099 196.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3914, 28.6671, 39.1018) |
| Luminance | 0.2867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1A3 #A32E2C
analogous
#2CA369 #2CA1A3 #2C66A3
triadic
#2CA1A3 #A32CA1 #A1A32C
tetradic
#2CA1A3 #692CA3 #A32E2C #66A32C
square
#2CA1A3 #692CA3 #A32E2C #66A32C
split-complementary
#2CA1A3 #A32C66 #A3692C
monochromatic
#124243 #1F7173 #2CA1A3 #41C9CC #71D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2CA1A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#2CA1A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1A3
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1A3 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9699A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.099 196.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bdbe',
500: '#2ca1a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1a3; $custom-light: #79bdbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.008,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64795,
"c": 0.09946,
"h": 196.7
},
"luminance": 0.2867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1A3
secondary
#C06C6B
accent
#4A47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181