#2CA3AC#2CA3AC
#2CA3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.101 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.40, -28.59, -13.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.40, 31.83, 206.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.63% -0.0933 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.63% 0.101 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5790, 29.7058, 43.6182) |
| Luminance | 0.2971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.17
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.34
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.89
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.20
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3AC #AC352C
analogous
#2CAC75 #2CA3AC #2C63AC
triadic
#2CA3AC #AC2CA3 #A3AC2C
tetradic
#2CA3AC #752CAC #AC352C #63AC2C
square
#2CA3AC #752CAC #AC352C #63AC2C
split-complementary
#2CA3AC #AC2C63 #AC752C
monochromatic
#13474B #20757B #2CA3AC #46C6D0 #76D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#2CA3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.94
#2CA3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3AC
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3AC | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.94 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.101 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec4',
500: '#2ca3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3ac; $custom-light: #7abec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.219,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65632,
"c": 0.10108,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.29708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3AC
secondary
#C47670
accent
#5045E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181