#2CA1AD#2CA1AD
#2CA1AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.100 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA1AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 6.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.82, -27.29, -15.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.82, 31.35, 209.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.17% -0.0909 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.17% 0.1 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3231, 29.0398, 44.0085) |
| Luminance | 0.2904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.12
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA1AD #AD382C
analogous
#2CAD78 #2CA1AD #2C61AD
triadic
#2CA1AD #AD2CA1 #A1AD2C
tetradic
#2CA1AD #782CAD #AD382C #61AD2C
square
#2CA1AD #782CAD #AD382C #61AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA1AD #AD2C61 #AD782C
monochromatic
#13464B #20747C #2CA1AD #46C3D0 #77D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#2CA1AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#2CA1AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA1AD
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA1AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA1AD | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939AAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca1ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.100 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abdc5',
500: '#2ca1ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca1ad; $custom-light: #7abdc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca1ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.581,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65172,
"c": 0.10049,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.29042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA1AD
secondary
#C47871
accent
#5445E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181