#2CA1A5#2CA1A5
#2CA1A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.099 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.55, -29.76, -11.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.55, 31.84, 200.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.87% -0.0944 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.87% 0.099 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5720, 28.7394, 40.0530) |
| Luminance | 0.2874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.95
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1A5 #A5302C
analogous
#2CA56C #2CA1A5 #2C64A5
triadic
#2CA1A5 #A52CA1 #A1A52C
tetradic
#2CA1A5 #6C2CA5 #A5302C #64A52C
square
#2CA1A5 #6C2CA5 #A5302C #64A52C
split-complementary
#2CA1A5 #A52C64 #A56C2C
monochromatic
#124344 #1F7275 #2CA1A5 #42C8CD #72D6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#2CA1A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#2CA1A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1A5
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1A5 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9599A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.099 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bdbf',
500: '#2ca1a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1a5; $custom-light: #79bdbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.983,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64868,
"c": 0.09948,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.28742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1A5
secondary
#C16F6C
accent
#4C47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181