#2CA1AA#2CA1AA
#2CA1AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.100 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.72, -28.23, -13.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.72, 31.46, 206.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.06% -0.0922 -0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.06% 0.1 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0361, 28.9250, 42.4968) |
| Luminance | 0.2893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.25
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.67
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1AA #AA352C
analogous
#2CAA74 #2CA1AA #2C62AA
triadic
#2CA1AA #AA2CA1 #A1AA2C
tetradic
#2CA1AA #742CAA #AA352C #62AA2C
square
#2CA1AA #742CAA #AA352C #62AA2C
split-complementary
#2CA1AA #AA2C62 #AA742C
monochromatic
#134549 #1F7379 #2CA1AA #44C5CF #75D4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2CA1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#2CA1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1AA
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1AA | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949AAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.100 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abdc3',
500: '#2ca1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1aa; $custom-light: #7abdc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65056,
"c": 0.09993,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.28927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1AA
secondary
#C3756F
accent
#5146E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181