#2CA3AA#2CA3AA
#2CA3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.101 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.33, -29.21, -12.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.33, 31.96, 203.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.56% -0.0942 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.56% 0.101 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3884, 29.6296, 42.6142) |
| Luminance | 0.2963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3AA #AA332C
analogous
#2CAA72 #2CA3AA #2C64AA
triadic
#2CA3AA #AA2CA3 #A3AA2C
tetradic
#2CA3AA #722CAA #AA332C #64AA2C
square
#2CA3AA #722CAA #AA332C #64AA2C
split-complementary
#2CA3AA #AA2C64 #AA722C
monochromatic
#134649 #1F7479 #2CA3AA #44C7CF #75D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#2CA3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#2CA3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3AA
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3AA | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.101 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec3',
500: '#2ca3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3aa; $custom-light: #7abec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65556,
"c": 0.10084,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.29632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3AA
secondary
#C3736F
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181