#2CA3A1#2CA3A1
#2CA3A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.101 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 1.2%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.05, -31.92, -8.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.05, 32.99, 194.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% -0.0982 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.101 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5660, 29.3006, 38.2830) |
| Luminance | 0.2930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.30
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3A1 #A32C2E
analogous
#2CA366 #2CA3A1 #2C69A3
triadic
#2CA3A1 #A12CA3 #A3A12C
tetradic
#2CA3A1 #662CA3 #A32C2E #69A32C
square
#2CA3A1 #662CA3 #A32C2E #69A32C
split-complementary
#2CA3A1 #A32C69 #A3662C
monochromatic
#124342 #1F7371 #2CA3A1 #41CCC9 #71D9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2CA3A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.86
#2CA3A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3A1
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3A1 | 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)
#999BA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878EA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.101 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfbc',
500: '#2ca3a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3a1; $custom-light: #79bfbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.992,
"s": 57.488,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65228,
"c": 0.10091,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.29303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3A1
secondary
#C06B6C
accent
#474AE1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181