#2CA2A8#2CA2A8
#2CA2A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.100 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.96, -29.33, -12.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.96, 31.84, 202.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% -0.0941 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.1 200.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0238, 29.2008, 41.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.2920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.12
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.16
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2A8 #A8322C
analogous
#2CA870 #2CA2A8 #2C64A8
triadic
#2CA2A8 #A82CA2 #A2A82C
tetradic
#2CA2A8 #702CA8 #A8322C #64A82C
square
#2CA2A8 #702CA8 #A8322C #64A82C
split-complementary
#2CA2A8 #A82C64 #A8702C
monochromatic
#134447 #1F7378 #2CA2A8 #43C7CE #74D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#2CA2A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#2CA2A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2A8
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2A8 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969BA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848EA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.100 200.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec1',
500: '#2ca2a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2a8; $custom-light: #7abec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.903,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65231,
"c": 0.10016,
"h": 200.1
},
"luminance": 0.29203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2A8
secondary
#C2726E
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181