#2CA2AD#2CA2AD
#2CA2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.101 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.12, -27.79, -14.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.12, 31.56, 208.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.42% -0.0919 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.42% 0.101 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4985, 29.3907, 44.0670) |
| Luminance | 0.2939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.72
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.32
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA2AD #AD372C
analogous
#2CAD77 #2CA2AD #2C62AD
triadic
#2CA2AD #AD2CA2 #A2AD2C
tetradic
#2CA2AD #772CAD #AD372C #62AD2C
square
#2CA2AD #772CAD #AD372C #62AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA2AD #AD2C62 #AD772C
monochromatic
#13474B #20747C #2CA2AD #46C4D0 #77D4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#2CA2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#2CA2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA2AD
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA2AD | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959BAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828EAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.101 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec5',
500: '#2ca2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca2ad; $custom-light: #7abec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.116,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65421,
"c": 0.10086,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.29393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA2AD
secondary
#C47871
accent
#5345E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181