#2CA2AA#2CA2AA
#2CA2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.100 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.02, -28.72, -13.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.02, 31.70, 205.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.31% -0.0932 -0.0373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.31% 0.1 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2115, 29.2759, 42.5553) |
| Luminance | 0.2928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.76
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2AA #AA342C
analogous
#2CAA73 #2CA2AA #2C63AA
triadic
#2CA2AA #AA2CA2 #A2AA2C
tetradic
#2CA2AA #732CAA #AA342C #63AA2C
square
#2CA2AA #732CAA #AA342C #63AA2C
split-complementary
#2CA2AA #AA2C63 #AA732C
monochromatic
#134549 #1F7479 #2CA2AA #44C6CF #75D5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2CA2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.86
#2CA2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2AA
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2AA | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.86 | 6.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959BAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.100 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec3',
500: '#2ca2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2aa; $custom-light: #7abec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.81,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65306,
"c": 0.10037,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.29278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2AA
secondary
#C3746F
accent
#5046E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181