#2CA1AC#2CA1AC
#2CA1AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.100 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.78, -27.60, -14.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.78, 31.38, 208.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.13% -0.0913 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.13% 0.1 204.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2267, 29.0012, 43.5008) |
| Luminance | 0.2900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.08
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1AC #AC372C
analogous
#2CAC77 #2CA1AC #2C61AC
triadic
#2CA1AC #AC2CA1 #A1AC2C
tetradic
#2CA1AC #772CAC #AC372C #61AC2C
square
#2CA1AC #772CAC #AC372C #61AC2C
split-complementary
#2CA1AC #AC2C61 #AC772C
monochromatic
#13464B #20737B #2CA1AC #46C4D0 #76D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2CA1AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#2CA1AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1AC
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1AC | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949AAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.100 204.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abdc4',
500: '#2ca1ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1ac; $custom-light: #7abdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.156,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65133,
"c": 0.10028,
"h": 204.4
},
"luminance": 0.29004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1AC
secondary
#C47770
accent
#5345E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181