#2CA399#2CA399
#2CA399 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.103 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 6.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.81, -34.25, -4.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.81, 34.50, 186.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.95% -0.1019 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.95% 0.103 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8829, 29.0274, 34.6858) |
| Luminance | 0.2903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.54
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA399 #A32C36
analogous
#2CA35D #2CA399 #2C71A3
triadic
#2CA399 #992CA3 #A3992C
tetradic
#2CA399 #5D2CA3 #A32C36 #71A32C
square
#2CA399 #5D2CA3 #A32C36 #71A32C
split-complementary
#2CA399 #A32C71 #A35D2C
monochromatic
#12433F #1F736C #2CA399 #41CCC0 #71D9D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2CA399 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#2CA399 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA399
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA399 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA399 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9A99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898E9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca399; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.103 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfb7',
500: '#2ca399',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca399; $custom-light: #78bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca399",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.958,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64953,
"c": 0.10256,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.2903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA399
secondary
#C06B72
accent
#4754E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180