#2CA2A5#2CA2A5
#2CA2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.100 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.86, -30.24, -10.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.86, 32.13, 199.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.12% -0.0954 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.12% 0.1 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7475, 29.0903, 40.1115) |
| Luminance | 0.2909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.27
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2A5 #A52F2C
analogous
#2CA56B #2CA2A5 #2C65A5
triadic
#2CA2A5 #A52CA2 #A2A52C
tetradic
#2CA2A5 #6B2CA5 #A52F2C #65A52C
square
#2CA2A5 #6B2CA5 #A52F2C #65A52C
split-complementary
#2CA2A5 #A52C65 #A56B2C
monochromatic
#124344 #1F7375 #2CA2A5 #42C9CD #72D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#2CA2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#2CA2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2A5
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2A5 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.100 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bebf',
500: '#2ca2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2a5; $custom-light: #79bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.488,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6512,
"c": 0.10004,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.29093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2A5
secondary
#C16E6C
accent
#4B47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181