#2CA3A9#2CA3A9
#2CA3A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.101 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 3.6%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.30, -29.52, -12.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.30, 32.03, 202.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.52% -0.0946 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.52% 0.101 200.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2941, 29.5919, 42.1179) |
| Luminance | 0.2959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.24
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.93
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.26
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3A9 #A9322C
analogous
#2CA971 #2CA3A9 #2C65A9
triadic
#2CA3A9 #A92CA3 #A3A92C
tetradic
#2CA3A9 #712CA9 #A9322C #65A92C
square
#2CA3A9 #712CA9 #A9322C #65A92C
split-complementary
#2CA3A9 #A92C65 #A9712C
monochromatic
#134548 #1F7478 #2CA3A9 #44C8CE #74D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2CA3A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#2CA3A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3A9
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3A9 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.101 200.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec2',
500: '#2ca3a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3a9; $custom-light: #7abec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.88,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65519,
"c": 0.10075,
"h": 200.1
},
"luminance": 0.29594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3A9
secondary
#C3726E
accent
#4D46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181