#2CA3A0#2CA3A0
#2CA3A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.101 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 1.8%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.02, -32.22, -7.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.02, 33.15, 193.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.19% -0.0987 -0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.19% 0.101 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4781, 29.2655, 37.8204) |
| Luminance | 0.2927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.19
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.04
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3A0 #A32C2F
analogous
#2CA364 #2CA3A0 #2C6BA3
triadic
#2CA3A0 #A02CA3 #A3A02C
tetradic
#2CA3A0 #642CA3 #A32C2F #6BA32C
square
#2CA3A0 #642CA3 #A32C2F #6BA32C
split-complementary
#2CA3A0 #A32C6B #A3642C
monochromatic
#124341 #1F7371 #2CA3A0 #41CCC8 #71D9D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2CA3A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#2CA3A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3A0
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3A0 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 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)
#999BA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.101 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfbc',
500: '#2ca3a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3a0; $custom-light: #79bfbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.487,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65193,
"c": 0.10103,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.29268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3A0
secondary
#C06B6D
accent
#474BE1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181