#2CA2A9#2CA2A9
#2CA2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.100 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.99, -29.03, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.99, 31.77, 203.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.27% -0.0936 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.27% 0.1 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1173, 29.2382, 42.0590) |
| Luminance | 0.2924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2A9 #A9332C
analogous
#2CA972 #2CA2A9 #2C64A9
triadic
#2CA2A9 #A92CA2 #A2A92C
tetradic
#2CA2A9 #722CA9 #A9332C #64A92C
square
#2CA2A9 #722CA9 #A9332C #64A92C
split-complementary
#2CA2A9 #A92C64 #A9722C
monochromatic
#134548 #1F7378 #2CA2A9 #44C7CE #74D5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#2CA2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#2CA2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2A9
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2A9 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969BAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.100 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec2',
500: '#2ca2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2a9; $custom-light: #7abec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.36,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65268,
"c": 0.10026,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.29241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2A9
secondary
#C3736E
accent
#4F46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181