#2CA3AB#2CA3AB
#2CA3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.101 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.37, -28.90, -13.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.37, 31.89, 205.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.59% -0.0938 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.59% 0.101 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4833, 29.6675, 43.1143) |
| Luminance | 0.2967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.01
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3AB #AB342C
analogous
#2CAB74 #2CA3AB #2C63AB
triadic
#2CA3AB #AB2CA3 #A3AB2C
tetradic
#2CA3AB #742CAB #AB342C #63AB2C
square
#2CA3AB #742CAB #AB342C #63AB2C
split-complementary
#2CA3AB #AB2C63 #AB742C
monochromatic
#13464A #1F757A #2CA3AB #45C6CF #76D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#2CA3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#2CA3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3AB
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3AB | 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)
#969CAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.101 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec4',
500: '#2ca3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3ab; $custom-light: #7abec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.78,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65594,
"c": 0.10096,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.2967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3AB
secondary
#C3756F
accent
#4F46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181