#2CA2A3#2CA2A3
#2CA2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.100 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0.6%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.80, -30.84, -9.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.80, 32.37, 197.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.05% -0.0963 -0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.05% 0.1 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5669, 29.0180, 39.1603) |
| Luminance | 0.2902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.77
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2A3 #A32D2C
analogous
#2CA368 #2CA2A3 #2C66A3
triadic
#2CA2A3 #A32CA2 #A2A32C
tetradic
#2CA2A3 #682CA3 #A32D2C #66A32C
square
#2CA2A3 #682CA3 #A32D2C #66A32C
split-complementary
#2CA2A3 #A32C66 #A3682C
monochromatic
#124243 #1F7273 #2CA2A3 #41CACC #71D8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2CA2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#2CA2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2A3
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2A3 | 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)
#979AA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868DA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.100 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bebe',
500: '#2ca2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2a3; $custom-light: #79bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.504,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65047,
"c": 0.10008,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.2902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2A3
secondary
#C06C6B
accent
#4847E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181