#2CA2AC#2CA2AC
#2CA2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.101 H 203.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.09, -28.10, -14.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.09, 31.60, 207.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.38% -0.0923 -0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.38% 0.101 203.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4021, 29.3521, 43.5593) |
| Luminance | 0.2935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.35
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.39
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.12
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2AC #AC362C
analogous
#2CAC76 #2CA2AC #2C62AC
triadic
#2CA2AC #AC2CA2 #A2AC2C
tetradic
#2CA2AC #762CAC #AC362C #62AC2C
square
#2CA2AC #762CAC #AC362C #62AC2C
split-complementary
#2CA2AC #AC2C62 #AC762C
monochromatic
#13464B #20747B #2CA2AC #46C5D0 #76D4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2CA2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#2CA2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2AC
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2AC | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.101 203.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec4',
500: '#2ca2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2ac; $custom-light: #7abec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.688,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65382,
"c": 0.10067,
"h": 203.5
},
"luminance": 0.29355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2AC
secondary
#C47770
accent
#5245E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181